Publications by authors named "S Hering"
Prognostic significance of pretreatment PET parameters in inoperable, node-positive NSCLC patients with poor prognostic factors undergoing hypofractionated radiotherapy: a single-institution retrospective study.
EJNMMI Rep
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Node-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) presents treatment challenges for patients unsuitable for concurrent chemoradiotherapy, leading to a study on the prognostic value of pretreatment PET parameters in high-risk patients receiving hypofractionated radiotherapy.
- A retrospective analysis of 42 patients from a single institution revealed median progression-free survival (PFS) of 11.5 months and overall survival (OS) of 24.3 months, with variables like SUVmax and ECOG performance status significantly predicting these outcomes.
- Multivariable analysis highlighted SUVmax as a key predictor for PFS and ECOG performance status for OS, with patients in the high total metabolic tumor volume (tMTV) group experiencing significantly poorer
Background And Purpose: Radiation-induced pneumonitis (RP), diagnosed 6-12 weeks after treatment, is a complication of lung tumor radiotherapy. So far, clinical and dosimetric parameters have not been reliable in predicting RP. We propose using non-contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) based functional parameters acquired over the treatment course for patient stratification for improved follow-up.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Mechanical spread of microbial pathogens has been investigated in cockroaches, but less well in ants. Considerably less information is available for ants. An investigation into ant-borne mechanical pathogen transmission was triggered by an infestation of a tertiary care hospital with Lasius neglectus ants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim of this prospective observational study was to evaluate the dosimetry benefits, changes in pulmonary function, and clinical outcome of online adaptive MR-guided SBRT.
Methods: From 11/2020-07/2022, 45 consecutive patients with 59 lesions underwent multi-fraction SBRT (3-8 fractions) at our institution. Patients were eligible if they had biopsy-proven NSCLC or lung cancer/metastases diagnosed via clinical imaging.
Objective: To evaluate content validity (CV) and interrater reliability (IRR) of an acuity scoring tool developed for the couplet care/postpartum/nursery patient population and to determine if there was agreement between supervisor or director scoring and staff scoring.
Design: A scoring tool to assess the acuity of the couplet care/postpartum/nursery patients was developed.
Setting: Two hospitals: one Level 2 hospital, one Level 3 hospital.