ReviewTechnology in cancer research & treatment
Time Matters: A Review of Current Radiotherapy Practices and Efficiency Strategies.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Clinical evaluation and regression test of a commercial deep-learning auto-segmentation model.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2026Article
- Plant extracts and phytochemicals in canine and feline mammary cancer models: current evidence and comparative perspectives.Veterinary research communications · 2026Review
- Accelerated radiotherapy pathways: a systematic review on same-day planning and treatment in radiation oncology.Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2026Review
- Distinguishing cancer patients' mild and severe symptoms in radiotherapy via zero-shot and few-shot large language model-based probabilistic prompts.BioData mining · 2026Article
- Neutrophil extracellular traps in the tumor microenvironment, metastasis, therapy, and beyond: advances, challenges, and perspectives.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2026Review
- Impact of Isocenter Configuration and Flattening Filter Free Delivery on VMAT Planning for Synchronous Bilateral Breast Cancer.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Regression Modeling of ZAP-X Treatment Time.Cureus · 2025Article
- Comparative Evaluation of Conventional and Deep Learning Methods for Respiratory Signal Extraction From Clinical 3D CBCT Projections.Technology in cancer research & treatmentArticle
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Abstract
Radiotherapy is a multi-step process that includes planning, contouring, simulation, patient assessment, quality control, and treatment. Each step must be completed before moving on to the next. Numerous factors, including patient characteristics, disease type, management, radiotherapy personnel, equipment, treatment modality, and total/fractional doses, affect the overall duration of radiotherapy. Time is one of life's most valuable resources and should be well managed and utilized. In radiotherapy, eliminating factors that unnecessarily prolong the treatment period significantly benefits the institution, patient, and staff. This review article examines the variables that affect overall treatment time in current external beam radiotherapy routines and offers suggestions for reducing treatment time.
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