"Radiotherapy, Conformal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A therapy using IONIZING RADIATION where there is improved dose homogeneity within the tumor and reduced dosage to uninvolved structures. The precise shaping of dose distribution is achieved via the use of computer-controlled multileaf collimators.
| Descriptor ID |
D020266
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.815.635.700 L01.313.500.750.100.710.600.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Radiotherapy, Conformal- Radiotherapy, Conformal
- Conformal Radiotherapy
- Conformal Radiotherapies
- Radiotherapies, Conformal
- Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy
- Conformal Radiotherapies, Three-Dimensional
- Conformal Radiotherapy, Three-Dimensional
- Radiotherapies, Three-Dimensional Conformal
- Radiotherapy, Three-Dimensional Conformal
- Three Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy
- Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapies
- 3-D Conformal Radiotherapy
- 3-D Conformal Radiotherapies
- Conformal Radiotherapies, 3-D
- Conformal Radiotherapy, 3-D
- Radiotherapies, 3-D Conformal
- Radiotherapy, 3-D Conformal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1999 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2001 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2002 | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| 2003 | 22 | 3 | 25 |
| 2004 | 24 | 12 | 36 |
| 2005 | 27 | 4 | 31 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2007 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 2008 | 19 | 6 | 25 |
| 2009 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2010 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| 2011 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2012 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| 2013 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2015 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Radiotherapy, Conformal" by people in Profiles.
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Partial Breast Irradiation for Patients With Early-Stage Invasive Breast Cancer or Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2024 Mar-Apr; 14(2):112-132.
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Feasibility and Clinical Acceptability of Automation-Assisted 3D Conformal Radiotherapy Planning for Patients With Cervical Cancer in a Resource-Constrained Setting. JCO Glob Oncol. 2023 09; 9:e2300050.
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Children's Oncology Group's 2023 blueprint for research: Radiation oncology. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 09; 70 Suppl 6:e30593.
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American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria for Radiation Therapy in the Multidisciplinary Management of Thymic Carcinoma. JAMA Oncol. 2023 07 01; 9(7):971-980.
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Quality-adjusted survival in women with gynecologic malignancies receiving IMRT after surgery: A Ppatient Rreported Ooutcome study of NRG oncology's RTOG 1203. Gynecol Oncol. 2023 08; 175:176-181.
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Automating the treatment planning process for 3D-conformal pediatric craniospinal irradiation therapy. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 03; 70(3):e30164.
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Use of the Toxicity Index in Evaluating Adverse Events in Anal Cancer Trials: Analysis of RTOG 9811 and RTOG 0529. Am J Clin Oncol. 2022 12 01; 45(12):534-536.
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Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Reduces Patient-Reported Chronic Toxicity Compared With Conventional Pelvic Radiation Therapy: Updated Results of a Phase III Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2022 09 20; 40(27):3115-3119.
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Clinical acceptability of fully automated external beam radiotherapy for cervical cancer with three different beam delivery techniques. Med Phys. 2022 Sep; 49(9):5742-5751.
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Automation of radiation treatment planning for rectal cancer. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2022 Sep; 23(9):e13712.