Publications
The Authors reply: Comment on: "Handgrip weakness, low fat-free mass, and overall survival in non-small cell lung cancer treated with curative-intent radiotherapy" by Burtin et al. Hasselt University
Geriatric Assessment and Functional Decline in Older Patients with Lung Cancer Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
PURPOSE: Older patients with lung cancer are a heterogeneous population making treatment decisions complex. This study aims to evaluate the value of geriatric assessment (GA) as well as the evolution of functional status (FS) in older patients with lung cancer, and to identify predictors associated with functional decline and overall survival (OS).
METHODS: At baseline, GA was performed in patients ≥70 years with newly diagnosed lung ...
Dynamic Lung Tumor Tracking for Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiation Therapy Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Physicians considering stereotactic ablative body radiation therapy (SBRT) for the treatment of extracranial cancer targets must be aware of the sizeable risks for normal tissue injury and the hazards of physical tumor miss. A first-of-its-kind SBRT platform achieves high-precision ablative radiation treatment through a combination of versatile real-time imaging solutions and sophisticated tumor tracking capabilities. It uses dual-diagnostic ...
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for the treatment of inoperable stage I non-small cell lung cancer patients University of Antwerp
KRAS oncogene in non-small cell lung cancer: clinical perspectives on the treatment of an old target University of Antwerp
Contouring workload in adjuvant breast cancer radiotherapy Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Purpose: To measure the impact of contouring on worktime in the adjuvant radiation treatment of breast cancer, and to identify factors that might affect the measurements. Material and methods: The dates and times of contouring clinical target volumes and organs at risk were recorded by a senior and by two junior radiation oncologists. Outcome measurements were contour times and the time from start to approval. The factors evaluated were ...
Gating and tracking, 4D in thoracic tumours Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The METABANK score Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT, SBRT) is widely used in oligometastatic cancer, but the heterogeneity of the population complicates estimation of the prognosis. We investigated the role of different clinical and inflammatory parameters.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included all patients treated with SRT for 1-5 oligometastases between 2003 and 2017 in our center. Patients were randomized between a model training ...