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| Gunita MiteraSummaryAffiliation: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Country: Canada Publications
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Retrospective assessment of cancer pain management in an outpatient palliative radiotherapy clinic using the Pain Management IndexGunita Mitera
Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Department of Radiation Oncology, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4N 3M5
J Pain Symptom Manage 39:259-67. 2010....- A survey of expectations and understanding of palliative radiotherapy from patients with advanced cancerG Mitera
Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 24:134-8. 2012.... - Preoperative stereotactic body radiotherapy to a skull renal cell metastasis: an alternative to preoperative embolization?Gunita Mitera
Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Department of Radiation Oncology, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Palliat Med 14:157-60. 2011..This is the first case study to report on using stereotactic body radiotherapy as an alternative and novel treatment modality for embolization to reduce the risk of operative bleeding for a metastatic renal cell tumor... - Total quality culture in radiotherapy departments across OntarioGunita Mitera
Department of Radiation Therapy, University of Toronto, Canada
Radiother Oncol 99:90-3. 2011..To investigate the prevalence of total quality culture (TQC) within radiation therapy (RT) departments across Ontario, Canada... - A multicenter assessment of the adequacy of cancer pain treatment using the pain management indexGunita Mitera
Department of Radiation Therapy, Odette Cancer Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Palliat Med 13:589-93. 2010.... - Correlation of computed tomography imaging features with pain response in patients with spine metastases after radiation therapyGunita Mitera
Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4N 3M5
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 81:827-30. 2011..To correlate computed tomography (CT) imaging features of spinal metastases with pain relief after radiotherapy (RT)... - Elderly patients with painful bone metastases should be offered palliative radiotherapySarah Campos
Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Department of Radiation Oncology, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 76:1500-6. 2010..To investigate the efficacy of palliative radiotherapy (RT) in relieving metastatic bone pain in elderly patients... - The palliative performance scale: examining its inter-rater reliability in an outpatient palliative radiation oncology clinicSarah Campos
Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Department of Radiation Oncology, Odette Cancer Center, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
Support Care Cancer 17:685-90. 2009..Currently, it is being used to measure palliative patient performance status in a variety of settings. Despite its widespread use, only one study has examined the inter-rater reliability of the PPS... - Continued success of the rapid response radiotherapy program: a review of 2004-2008Eric de Sa
Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Department of Radiation Oncology, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada
Support Care Cancer 17:757-62. 2009..To update the clinical activity of the Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program (RRRP)... - Neurosurgical rescue of bradycardia induced by intracerebral hypertension: a case report and review of the literatureHarleen Bedi
Department of Radiation Oncology, Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada
J Palliat Med 12:563-5. 2009..We discuss the case of a brain metastases patient who presented with bradycardia induced by brain edema... - A 2011 updated systematic review and clinical practice guideline for the management of malignant extradural spinal cord compressionD Andrew Loblaw
Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84:312-7. 2012..To update the 2005 Cancer Care Ontario practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of adult patients with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of extradural malignant spinal cord compression (MESCC)... - Update of the international consensus on palliative radiotherapy endpoints for future clinical trials in bone metastasesEdward Chow
Department of Radiation Oncology, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 82:1730-7. 2012.... - Malignant extradural spinal cord compression in men with prostate cancerAndrew Loblaw
Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 5:206-10. 2011..Treatment needs to be individualized and estimating the prognosis is critical to achieving a balance between effectiveness therapy and the burden of treatment... 
The optimal dose fractionation schema for malignant extradural spinal cord compressionD Andrew Loblaw
Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
J Support Oncol 9:121-4. 2011..Surgery and radiation should be considered for patients with a more positive prognosis. For patients not getting surgery, enrollment in clinical trials of single vs. multiple fractions of radiation should be a priority...