Publications by authors named "Raj Jagavkar"

Background: Analysis of Data to Advance Personalised Therapy with MR-Linac (ADAPT-MRL) is a multi-site, multinational, observational cohort registry designed to collect data on the use of the magnetic resonance linear accelerator (MR-Linac) for radiation therapy and patient outcomes. The registry will provide a linked repository of technical and clinical data that will form a platform for prospective studies and technology assessment.

Methods: Design: This registry aims to include an estimated 10,000 eligible participants across Australia and other countries over a 7- to 10-year period.

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Purpose: The purpose of our study was to provide a guide for identification and contouring of upper abdominal organs-at-risk (OARs) in the setting of online magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided radiation treatment planning and delivery.

Methods And Materials: After a needs assessment survey, it was determined that an upper abdominal MRI-based atlas of normal OARs would be of benefit to radiation oncologists and radiation therapists. An anonymized diagnostic 1.

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Ga-PSMA (prostate-specific membrane antigen) PET/CT is increasingly used in men with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) failure after radical prostatectomy (RP) to triage those who will benefit from salvage radiation treatment (SRT). This study examines the value of PSMA-informed SRT in improving treatment outcomes in the context of biochemical failure after RP. We analyzed men with rising PSA after RP with PSA readings between 0.

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Unlabelled: In prostate cancer with biochemical failure after therapy, current imaging techniques have a low detection rate at the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels at which targeted salvage therapy is effective. (11)C-choline and (18)F-fluoromethylcholine, though widely used, have poor sensitivity at low PSA levels. (68)Ga-PSMA (Glu-NH-CO-NH-Lys-(Ahx)-[(68)Ga-N,N'-bis[2-hydroxy-5-(carboxyethyl)benzyl]ethylenediamine-N,N'-diacetic acid]) has shown promising results in retrospective trials.

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Purpose: We performed the first comprehensive, population-based brachytherapy (BT) Patterns of Care Study in the Australian setting. Herein we report on prostate BT and assess the technical quality of BT practice, focusing on whether a caseload effect could be identified in New South Wales (NSW).

Material And Methods: Site visits were made to all radiation oncology departments in NSW that delivered prostate BT, collecting relevant data on NSW residents treated with prostate BT in 2003.

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Objective: • To compare long-term biochemical control of high-risk prostate cancer in those men receiving high-dose rate brachytherapy (HDRB) and radical prostatectomy (RP).

Patients And Methods: • The 10-year biochemical freedom from relapse (BFR) was calculated for 243 patients who underwent either RP or combined therapy with HDRB + external beam radiotherapy + androgen deprivation between 1998 and 2000. •

Inclusion Criteria: clinical stage ≥ T2b, or Gleason sum ≥ 8, or PSA level of > 20 ng/mL.

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