Publications by authors named "Sabina Stumpf"
Purpose: A planning study was performed for helical tomotherapy treatment. We evaluated the maximum achievable protection of organs at risk (OARs) in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma after pleurectomy with simultaneous optimal target coverage.
Materials And Methods: The datasets of 13 patients were included.
Purpose: Radiation-induced skin injury represents one of the most common side effects in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant whole-breast radiotherapy. Numerous systemic and topical treatments have been studied in the prevention and management of radiation-induced skin injury without providing sustainable treatment strategies. While superficial barrier-forming skin products such as dressings are the standard of care in wound care management, their utilization as preventive treatment approach in radiotherapy has barely attracted attention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the interfractional variations of patient positioning during intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) with helical tomotherapy in head and neck cancer and to calculate the required safety margins (sm) for bony landmarks resulting from the necessary table adjustments.
Materials And Methods: In all, 15 patients with head and neck cancer were irradiated using the Hi-Art II tomotherapy system between April and September 2016. Before therapy sessions, patient position was frequently checked by megavolt computed tomography (MV-CT).
Article Synopsis
- The study assessed how factors like gender, age, BMI, alcohol consumption, and smoking affect tissue properties in healthy volunteers using elastographic techniques.
- Out of 263 participants, successful measurements were obtained from 234 using the Siemens Acuson S3000 with the virtual touch tissue quantification method.
- Results indicated that women had higher tissue stiffness values in the pancreas compared to men, and age had a significant impact on these values, while BMI showed a correlation only when considered continuously; alcohol and smoking did not have notable effects.