ReviewThe British journal of radiology2015
Radiotherapy for non-malignant disorders: state of the art and update of the evidence-based practice guidelines.
Review in The British journal of radiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 67 papers.
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67 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Treat the patient, not the MRI: Lessons from low-dose radiotherapy for plantar fasciitis.Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2027Article
- Ethical considerations of prospective data collection for stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation (STAR): an overview from the STOPSTORM.eu consortium.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2026Article
- Low-Dose Radiotherapy for Benign Achillodynia: A Single Center Experience With Prospective Follow-Up.Cureus · 2026Article
- Radiotherapy and Immune System Interactions Historical Perspectives and Clinical Advancements.Molecular carcinogenesis · 2026Review
- Post-surgical electron beam radiotherapy for prevention of keloid recurrence: A retrospective study of 619 cases demonstrating low recurrence (6.5%) with optimised 18 Gy in two fractions.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2026Article
- New standoff-factor formula for orthovoltage radiotherapy treatments.Physical and engineering sciences in medicine · 2026Article
- Combining Steroid Plus 5-Fluorouracil Injection with Radiotherapy Versus Injection Alone for Keloids: A 4-Year Retrospective Study.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Article
- Implementing a low-dose radiation therapy program for musculoskeletal pain disorders: tips, tricks, and essentials for clinical researchers.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025Review
- Radiotherapy for painful shoulder syndrome: a retrospective evaluation.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2025Article
- From essential basic understanding to clinical application - biological, physical and pathophysiological principles of (low-dose) radiotherapy in benign diseases.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Wound Coverage, Adjuvant Treatments, and Surgical Outcomes for Major Keloid Scars: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2025Review
- A Novel Activatable Nanoradiosensitizer for Second Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging-Guided Safe-Dose Synergetic Chemo-Radiotherapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- Preventive and therapeutic effects of low-dose whole-body irradiation on collagen-induced rheumatoid arthritis in mice.Journal of radiation research · 2024Article
- Radiotherapy for benign diseases in Turkey: a patterns of care survey of the Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology (TROD 05-002).Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2024Article
- Radiotherapy for non-cancer diseases: benefits and long-term risks.International journal of radiation biology · 2024Review
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- The immunomodulatory properties of low-level ionizing radiation as a potential treatment for COVID-19's life-threatening symptoms.European journal of medical research · 2023Review
- The 5Rs dilemma of radiotherapy for non-malignant diseases: 5Rs to darken OR 5Rs to shine.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2023Review
- Non-Oncological Radiotherapy: A Review of Modern Approaches.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Review
7 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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4 authors.
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Abstract
Every year in Germany about 50,000 patients are referred and treated by radiotherapy (RT) for "non-malignant disorders". This highly successful treatment is applied only for specific indications such as preservation or recovery of the quality of life by means of pain reduction or resolution and/or an improvement of formerly impaired physical body function owing to specific disease-related symptoms. Since 1995, German radiation oncologists have treated non-malignant disorders according to national consensus guidelines; these guidelines were updated and further developed over 3 years by implementation of a systematic consensus process to achieve national upgraded and accepted S2e clinical practice guidelines. Throughout this process, international standards of evaluation were implemented. This review summarizes most of the generally accepted indications for the application of RT for non-malignant diseases and presents the special treatment concepts. The following disease groups are addressed: painful degenerative skeletal disorders, hyperproliferative disorders and symptomatic functional disorders. These state of the art guidelines may serve as a platform for daily clinical work; they provide a new starting point for quality assessment, future clinical research, including the design of prospective clinical trials, and outcome research in the underrepresented and less appreciated field of RT for non-malignant disorders.
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