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Dose attenuation through a titanium alloy hip prosthesisT Y Eng
Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA
Med Dosim 25:7-8. 2000..This attenuation effect should be considered in treatment planning, especially in a patient with bilateral hip prostheses and when undergoing treatment for prostate cancer where the tumor typically lies between prostheses...
The role of radiation therapy in benign diseasesTony Y Eng
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Cancer Therapy and Research Center, 7979 Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 20:523-57. 2006..The art lies in balancing benefits against risks...
Radiation therapy in the management of thymic tumorsTony Y Eng
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 17:32-40. 2005..The risk of side effects and late sequelae is generally low when proper radiation technique is employed. This review examines the current role of radiation therapy in the management of these tumors...
The efficacy of conventional external beam, three-dimensional conformal, intensity-modulated, particle beam radiation, and brachytherapy for localized prostate cancerTony Y Eng
Department of Radiation Oncology, UTHSCSA Cancer Therapy and Research Center, 7979 Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
Curr Urol Rep 6:194-209. 2005..The addition of hormonal therapy to radiation therapy has been shown to improve the outcome of radiation therapy...
Treatment of merkel cell carcinomaTony Y Eng
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas, Health Science Center at San Antonio CTRC, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
Am J Clin Oncol 27:510-5. 2004..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma...
Treatment of recurrent Merkel cell carcinoma: an analysis of 46 casesTony Y Eng
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
Am J Clin Oncol 27:576-83. 2004..Adjuvant radiation therapy should also be used, if the patient has not exceeded their dose limitations. Disseminated disease, whether primary or recurrent, warrants further investigation in terms of optimal treatment...
Thymic carcinoma: state of the art reviewTony Y Eng
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 78284 7800, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 59:654-64. 2004..Though our knowledge remains somewhat speculative at present, several scientific, technological and therapeutic innovations may have a potentially significant impact on the future of this disease...
Significant rectal and bladder dose reduction via utilization of Foley balloon catheters in high-dose-rate tandem and ovoid intracavitary brachytherapy of the uterine cervixTony Y Eng
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and the Cancer Therapy Research Center, San Antonio, TX 78284 7800, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 59:174-8. 2004....
A comprehensive review of the treatment of Merkel cell carcinomaTony Y Eng
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
Am J Clin Oncol 30:624-36. 2007..Patients with regional nodal involvement or advanced disease should undergo nodal dissection followed by adjuvant radiotherapy and, perhaps, systemic platinum-based chemotherapy in most cases...
Primary radiation therapy for localized prostate cancerTony Y Eng
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78284, USA
Urol Oncol 7:239-57. 2002....
Novel low-kVp beamlet system for choroidal melanomaCarlos Esquivel
Cancer Therapy and Research Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
Radiat Oncol 1:36. 2006..This technique relies on an isocentric rotational approach to deliver dose to target volumes within the eye, while potentially sparing normal structures...
Current issues in the management of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the penisSamira Syed
Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
Urol Oncol 21:431-8. 2003..We believe that multi-institutional trials should be designed in order to obtain prospective benchmark data from which to make valid comparisons of outcome...
Adhesion molecules in radiotherapyRoxana G Baluna
Department of Radiation Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA
Radiat Res 166:819-31. 2006..This review is focused on current data concerning the mechanistic interactions of radiation with adhesion molecules and the possible clinical-pathological implications in radiotherapy...
Radiation treatment of recurrent pheochromocytoma of the bladder: case report and review of literatureMarco Naguib
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 7979 Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, TX 78229, U.S.A
Am J Clin Oncol 25:42-4. 2002..In this case report, we describe a patient with a malignant extraadrenal pheochromocytoma, metastatic to the right humerus, and her treatment course of surgery and radiotherapy...
Candida glabrata oropharyngeal candidiasis in patients receiving radiation treatment for head and neck cancerSpencer W Redding
Department of General Dentistry, Division of Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229 3900, USA
J Clin Microbiol 40:1879-81. 2002....
Oropharyngeal candidiasis caused by non-albicans yeast in patients receiving external beam radiotherapy for head-and-neck cancerMarta C Dahiya
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 57:79-83. 2003..To characterize non-albicans Candida oral infections in patients with head-and-neck cancer receiving external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) with or without concurrent chemotherapy...
Retrospective study of the treatment of urethral cancerTony Y Eng
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Am J Clin Oncol 26:558-62. 2003..Patients with low-stage disease exhibited increased survival with single-modality therapy. However, patients with advanced cancer benefited from combined treatment using chemotherapy and radiation therapy...
In vivo dose perturbation effects of metallic dental alloys during head and neck irradiation with intensity modulated radiation therapyClifton D Fuller
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, Mail Stop 7889, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
Oral Oncol 40:645-8. 2004..IMRT represents a safe and effective methodology to treat patients with non-removable metallic dental work who have head and neck cancer...
Minimizing urinary bladder radiation dose during brachytherapy for carcinoma of the cervix using balloon inflation technique: In regard to Malaker et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2005;61:257-266)Join Y Luh
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 62:944; author reply 944-5. 2005
Postoperative radiation therapy for prophylaxis of heterotopic ossification of the hip: in regard to Balboni et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2006;65:1289-1299)Join Y Luh
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66:1597-8; author reply 1598. 2006
