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ArticleClinical and translational radiation oncology2022

A scoping review of small animal image-guided radiotherapy research: Advances, impact and future opportunities in translational radiobiology.

Kathryn H Brown, Mihaela Ghita, Ludwig J Dubois, Dirk de Ruysscher, Kevin M Prise, Frank Verhaegen, Karl T Butterworth

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Article in Clinical and translational radiation oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
7.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kathryn H BrownPatrick G. Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Mihaela GhitaPatrick G. Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Ludwig J DuboisThe M-Lab, Department of Precision Medicine, GROW - School for Oncology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Dirk de RuysscherDepartment of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO), GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Kevin M PrisePatrick G. Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Frank VerhaegenDepartment of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO), GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Karl T ButterworthPatrick G. Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Queen's University Belfast · GBMaastro Clinic · NLMaastricht University · NL

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/V009605/1National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research NC/R001553/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and purpose: To provide a scoping review of published studies using small animal irradiators and highlight the progress in preclinical radiotherapy (RT) studies enabled by these platforms since their development and commercialization in 2007. Materials and methods: PubMed searches and manufacturer records were used to identify 907 studies that were screened with 359 small animal RT studies included in the analyses. These articles were classified as biology or physics contributions and into subgroups based on research aims, experimental models and other parameters to identify trends in the preclinical RT research landscape. Results: From 2007 to 2021, most published articles were biology contributions (62%) whilst physics contributions accounted for 38% of the publications. The main research areas of physics articles were in dosimetry and calibration (24%), treatment planning and simulation (22%), and imaging (22%) and the studies predominantly used phantoms (41%) or Conclusions: This study captures the trends in preclinical RT research using small animal irradiators from 2007 to 2021. Our data show the increased uptake and outputs from preclinical RT studies in important areas of biology and physics research that could inform translation to clinical trials.

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Preclinical modelsPreclinical radiotherapyRadiotherapySmall animal irradiators

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PMID35496817
PMCPMC9046563
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