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ArticleAdvances in radiation oncology

Challenges and Opportunities With the Use of Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy in Cancer Care: Regional Perspectives From South Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Australia.

Tetsuo Akimoto, Hidefumi Aoyama, Melvin L K Chua, Dasantha Jayamanne, Takashi Mizowaki, Lucinda Morris, Hiroshi Onishi, Si Yeol Song, Youssef H Zeidan, Ricky A Sharma

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Article in Advances in radiation oncology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 10 institutions in 6 countries.

Tetsuo AkimotoDivision of Radiation Oncology and Particle Therapy, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan.
Hidefumi AoyamaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Melvin L K ChuaDivision of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
Dasantha JayamanneDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Northern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Takashi MizowakiDepartment of Radiation Oncology and Image-Applied Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Lucinda MorrisDepartment of Radiation Oncology, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Hiroshi OnishiDepartment of Radiology, University of Yamanashi, Japan.
Si Yeol SongDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Youssef H ZeidanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Ricky A SharmaVarian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, California.
Baptist Health South Florida · USDuke-NUS Medical School · SGHokkaido University · JPKyoto University · JPNational Cancer Center Hospital East · JPRoyal North Shore Hospital · AUSt George Hospital · AUUlsan College · KRUniversity of Yamanashi · JPVarian Medical Systems (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypofractionated radiotherapy schedules provide higher per-fraction radiation doses delivered in fewer fractions than conventional schedules. This novel delivery method is supported by a large body of clinical trial evidence across various cancer sites in both curative and palliative settings. Hypofractionation is associated with benefits such as lower costs, improved patient access and increased treatment precision, which has led to its inclusion in various treatment guidelines. Despite this, utilization is not uniform across cancer sites and geographic regions due to reasons such as reimbursement models, nuances in healthcare systems, and professional culture. Key factors to ensure patients benefit from access to high quality radiotherapy include publishing clinical evidence, cross-country collaboration to fill knowledge gaps, reviewing reimbursement models, and improving patient advocacy in treatment decision-making.

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PMID37457823
PMCPMC10344660
OpenAlexW4380990299

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