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ArticleInternational journal of particle therapy2020

Predicted Secondary Malignancies following Proton versus Photon Radiation for Oropharyngeal Cancers.

Varsha Jain, Peyton Irmen, Shannon O'Reilly, Jennifer H Vogel, Liyong Lin, Alexander Lin

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Article in International journal of particle therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Radiation-induced malignancies from simultaneous integrated boost-VMAT for oropharyngeal cancer delivered with four different fractionation schemes.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2026
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  4. Proton Beam Radiation Therapy for Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.International journal of particle therapy · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Varsha JainDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Peyton IrmenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Shannon O'ReillyDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Jennifer H VogelDepartment of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Liyong LinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Alexander LinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
University of Pennsylvania · USEmory University · USJohns Hopkins University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThere has been a recent epidemic of human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal cancer, accounting for 70% to 80% of diagnosed cases. These patients have an overall favorable prognosis and are typically treated with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Because these patients live longer, they are at risk of secondary malignant neoplasms (SMNs) associated with radiation therapy. Therefore, we assessed the predicted risk of SMNs after adjuvant radiation therapy with intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) compared with intensity modulated photon radiation therapy (IMRT) in patients with HPV- positive oropharyngeal cancers after complete resection. MATERIALS AND

methodsThirteen consecutive patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancers treated with postoperative radiation alone were selected. All patients were treated with pencil beam scanning IMPT to a total dose of 60 Gy in 2 Gy fractions. The IMRT plans were generated for clinical backup and were used for comparative purposes. The SMN risk was calculated based on an organ equivalent dose model for the linear-exponential dose-response curve.

resultsMedian age of the patient cohort was 63 years (range, 47-73 years). There was no difference in target coverage between IMPT and IMRT plans. We noted significant reductions in mean mandible, contralateral parotid, lung and skin organ equivalent doses with IMPT compared with IMRT plans (

conclusionsTreatment with IMPT can achieve comparable target dose coverage while significantly reducing the dose to healthy organs, which can lead to fewer predicted SMNs compared with IMRT.

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HPV-positiveoropharyngeal cancerprotonsradiation therapysecondary malignancies

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PMID32582814
PMCPMC7302732
OpenAlexW3018741652

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