[Construction of a System That Links Treatment RIS Terminals and Smartphones to Facilitate Radiation Therapy Operations].

Confirmation of patient information is required to ensure the safety of radiation therapy. The purpose of this study was to construct a system that facilitates radiation therapy operations by linking a radiation therapy information system to a smartphone. By linking a smartphone to a radiation therapy operation support system, without using a PC terminal, we were able to input information about the patient's position and fixation into images taken with a smartphone.

Radiation Pneumonitis After Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.

Background/aim: To evaluate the incidence and grade of radiation pneumonitis after volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) performed for the treatment of non-small cell cancer (NSCLC).

Patients And Methods: Fifty consecutive non-surgical candidates with NSCLC underwent VMAT. Thirty-five patients had stage-III tumors and 15 had recurrent tumors.

Differential prognostic impact between completion and non-completion of a 5-month cardiac rehabilitation program in outpatients with cardiovascular diseases.

Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an essential component of care for patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). We aimed to evaluate clinical outcomes in outpatients with CVD who did and did not complete a 5-month CR program.

Methods: Three hundred thirty-two outpatients with CVD who participated in a 5-month CR program and were followed-up for maximum 5 years were registered.

Assessment of various parameters using simple non-invasive tests in patients with cardiovascular diseases with or without cardiac rehabilitation.

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improves cardiac function and exercise capacity in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Simpler techniques are needed for use by physicians in the examination room to assess the usefulness of CR. We enrolled 46 consecutive CVD patients in a CR program (CR group) and prospectively followed them for 3 months.

Utility of intraoral stents in external beam radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.

Aim: This study aimed to assess the utility and stability of intraoral stent during intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).

Background: The benefits of intraoral stents in radiotherapy are unclear.

Materials And Methods: We analyzed 386 setup errors in 12 patients who received IMRT for head and neck cancers without intraoral stents (intraoral stent [-]) and 183 setup errors in 6 patients who received IMRT with intraoral stents (intraoral stent [+]).

Significance of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Visit-to-Visit Variability of Blood Pressure in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease in a 12-Month Follow-Up.

Background: Visit-to-visit variability (VVV) in blood pressure (BP) has been shown to be a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the long-term effect of comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (CR) with exercise training on VVV in BP has not yet been established. Therefore, we evaluated the long-term effects of CR on VVV in BP in patients with CVD.