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The following abstracts first appeared in Medline between 12/01/2006 and 04/30/2007:

Alghamdi, A. A., A. Ma, M. Marouli, Y. Albarakati, A. Kacperek and N. M. Spyrou. A high-resolution anthropomorphic voxel-based tomographic phantom for proton therapy of the eye. Phys Med Biol. 52(2): N51-9. Epub 2007 Jan 3., 2007.

Allgower, C. E., A. N. Schreuder, J. B. Farr and A. E. Mascia. Experiences with an application of industrial robotics for accurate patient positioning in proton radiotherapy. Int J Med Robot. 3: 72-81., 2007.

Anderson, P. M. and M. Pearson. Novel therapeutic approaches in pediatric and young adult sarcomas. Curr Oncol Rep. 8(4): 310-5., 2006.

Belkacemi, Y. and D. Azria. [New tools in adjuvant breast cancer radiotherapy]. Bull Cancer. 94(4): 389-97., 2007.

Benzina, S., F. Debomy, J. P. Bergerat, J. M. Denis, J. Gueulette, P. Dufour and P. Bischoff. The cytotoxicity of high-linear energy transfer radiation is reinforced by oxaliplatin in human glioblastoma cells. Cancer Lett 23: 23, 2007.

Crossley, E. L., E. J. Ziolkowski, J. A. Coderre and L. M. Rendina. Boronated DNA-binding compounds as potential agents for boron neutron capture therapy. Mini Rev Med Chem. 7(3): 303-13., 2007.

Fakir, H., R. K. Sachs, B. Stenerlow and W. Hofmann. Clusters of DNA double-strand breaks induced by different doses of nitrogen ions for various LETs: experimental measurements and theoretical analyses. Radiat Res. 166(6): 917-27., 2006.

Fedorenko, B. S., V. M. Petrov, O. A. Smirnova, S. V. Vorozhtsova and A. N. Abrosimova. [Experimental studies of the relative biological effectiveness of accelerated charged particles varying in energy]. Aviakosm Ekolog Med. 40(3): 55-63., 2006.

Fontenot, J. D., W. D. Newhauser, C. Bloch, R. A. White, U. Titt and G. Starkschall. Determination of output factors for small proton therapy fields. Med Phys. 34(2): 489-98., 2007.

Fourkal, E., I. Velchev, J. Fan, W. Luo and C. M. Ma. Energy optimization procedure for treatment planning with laser-accelerated protons. Med Phys. 34(2): 577-84., 2007.

Fournier, C., D. Becker, M. Winter, P. Barberet, M. Heiss, B. Fischer, J. Topsch and G. Taucher-Scholz. Cell cycle-related bystander responses are not increased with LET after heavy-ion irradiation. Radiat Res. 167(2): 194-206., 2007.

Friedland, W., P. Jacob, H. G. Paretzke, A. Ottolenghi, F. Ballarini and M. Liotta. Simulation of light ion induced DNA damage patterns. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 122(1-4): 116-20. Epub 2006 Dec 13., 2006.

Friesen, C., G. Glatting, B. Koop, K. Schwarz, A. Morgenstern, C. Apostolidis, K. M. Debatin and S. N. Reske. Breaking chemoresistance and radioresistance with [213Bi]anti-CD45 antibodies in leukemia cells. Cancer Res. 67(5): 1950-8., 2007.

Furukawa, T., T. Inaniwa, S. Sato, T. Tomitani, S. Minohara, K. Noda and T. Kanai. Design study of a raster scanning system for moving target irradiation in heavy-ion radiotherapy. Med Phys. 34(3): 1085-97., 2007.

Girard, N. and F. Mornex. [Stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer. Optimization of radiotherapy in lung cancer: some interesting questions to be solved]. Rev Mal Respir. 23(5 Pt 3): 16S61-16S67., 2006.

Greco, C. and S. Wolden. Current status of radiotherapy with proton and light ion beams. Cancer. 109(7): 1227-38., 2007.

Gridley, D. S. and M. J. Pecaut. Whole-body irradiation and long-term modification of bone marrow-derived cell populations by low- and high-LET radiation. In Vivo. 20(6B): 781-9., 2006.

Gudowska, I., J. Kempe and N. Sobolevsky. Low and high LET dose components in carbon beam. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 122(1-4): 483-4. Epub 2006 Dec 6., 2006.

Haettner, E., H. Iwase and D. Schardt. Experimental fragmentation studies with 12C therapy beams. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 122(1-4): 485-7. Epub 2006 Dec 4., 2006.

Herault, J., N. Iborra, B. Serrano and P. Chauvel. Spread-out Bragg peak and monitor units calculation with the Monte Carlo code MCNPX. Med Phys. 34(2): 680-8., 2007.

Hirasawa, N., H. Tsuji, H. Ishikawa, H. Koyama-Ito, T. Kamada, J. E. Mizoe, Y. Ito, S. Naganawa, Y. Ohnishi and H. Tsujii. Risk factors for neovascular glaucoma after carbon ion radiotherapy of choroidal melanoma using dose-volume histogram analysis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 67(2): 538-43. Epub 2006 Dec 4., 2007.

Hofman-Huther, H., H. Peuckert, S. Ritter and P. Virsik-Kopp. Chromosomal instability and delayed apoptosis in long-term T-lymphocyte cultures irradiated with carbon ions and x rays. Radiat Res. 166(6): 858-69., 2006.

Hromcikova, H., P. Kundrat and M. Lokajicek. Detailed analysis of teh response of different cell lines to carbon irradiation. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 8: 8, 2007.

Jakel, O. and P. Reiss. The influence of metal artefacts on the range of ion beams. Phys Med Biol. 52(3): 635-44. Epub 2007 Jan 10., 2007.

Jones, B. and P. Sanghera. Estimation of radiobiologic parameters and equivalent radiation dose of cytotoxic chemotherapy in malignant glioma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 24: 24, 2007.

Kanasugi, Y., N. Hamada, S. Wada, T. Funayama, T. Sakashita, T. Kakizaki, Y. Kobayashi and K. Takakura. Role of DNA-PKcs in the bystander effect after low- or high-LET irradiation. Int J Radiat Biol. 83(2): 73-80., 2007.

Kang, Y., X. Zhang, J. Y. Chang, H. Wang, X. Wei, Z. Liao, R. Komaki, J. D. Cox, P. A. Balter, H. Liu, X. R. Zhu, R. Mohan and L. Dong. 4D Proton treatment planning strategy for mobile lung tumors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 67(3): 906-14., 2007.

Kase, Y., N. Kanematsu, T. Kanai and N. Matsufuji. Biological dose calculation with Monte Carlo physics simulation for heavy-ion radiotherapy. Phys Med Biol. 51(24): N467-75. Epub 2006 Nov 30., 2006.

Kempe, J., I. Gudowska and A. Brahme. Depth absorbed dose and LET distributions of therapeutic 1H, 4He, 7Li, and 12C beams. Med Phys. 34(1): 183-92., 2007.

Kobayashi, T., G. Bengua, K. Tanaka and Y. Nakagawa. Variations in lithium target thickness and proton energy stability for the near-threshold 7Li(p,n)7Be accelerator-based BNCT. Phys Med Biol. 52(3): 645-58. Epub 2007 Jan 10., 2007.

Krejcarek, S. C., P. E. Grant, J. W. Henson, N. J. Tarbell and T. I. Yock. Physiologic and Radiographic Evidence of the Distal Edge of the Proton Beam in Craniospinal Irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 19: 19, 2007.

Kundrat, P. Towards biology-oriented treatment planning in hadrontherapy. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 122(1-4): 480-2. Epub 2006 Dec 14., 2006.

Kundrat, P. and R. D. Stewart. On the biophysical interpretation of lethal DNA lesions induced by ionising radiation. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 122(1-4): 169-72. Epub 2006 Dec 4., 2006.

Kusano, Y., T. Kanai, Y. Kase, N. Matsufuji, M. Komori, N. Kanematsu, A. Ito and H. Uchida. Dose contributions from large-angle scattered particles in therapeutic carbon beams. Med Phys. 34(1): 193-8., 2007.

Lee, J. D., M. Ueno, Y. Miyajima and H. Nakamura. Synthesis of boron cluster lipids: closo-dodecaborate as an alternative hydrophilic function of boronated liposomes for neutron capture therapy. Org Lett. 9(2): 323-6., 2007.

Leonard, B. E. Adaptive response and human benefit: Part I. A microdosimetry dose-dependent model. Int J Radiat Biol. 83(2): 115-31., 2007.

Lowenstein, D. I. and A. Rusek. Technical developments at the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory. Radiat Environ Biophys 9: 9, 2007.

Lu, X. Q. and W. S. Kiger, 3rd. Microdosimetric analysis for high LET radiation. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 122(1-4): 374-7. Epub 2007 Feb 2., 2006.

Ma, Y., J. Geng, S. Gao and S. Bao. Dose point kernel for boron-11 decay and the cellular S values in boron neutron capture therapy. Med Phys. 33(12): 4739-43., 2006.

Meo, C. D., L. Panza, D. Capitani, L. Mannina, A. Banzato, M. Rondina, D. Renier, A. Rosato and V. Crescenzi. Hyaluronan as carrier of carboranes for tumor targeting in boron neutron capture therapy. Biomacromolecules. 8(2): 552-9., 2007.

Meyer, J., B. Czito, F. F. Yin and C. Willett. Advanced radiation therapy technologies in the treatment of rectal and anal cancer: intensity-modulated photon therapy and proton therapy. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 6(5): 348-56., 2007.

Miyamoto, T., M. Baba, N. Yamamoto, M. Koto, T. Sugawara, T. Yashiro, K. Kadono, H. Ezawa, H. Tsujii, J. E. Mizoe, K. Yoshikawa, S. Kandatsu and T. Fujisawa. Curative treatment of Stage I non-small-cell lung cancer with carbon ion beams using a hypofractionated regimen. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 67(3): 750-8., 2007.

Mizoe, J. E., H. Tsujii, A. Hasegawa, T. Yanagi, R. Takagi, T. Kamada, H. Tsuji and K. Takakura. Phase I/II Clinical Trial of Carbon Ion Radiotherapy for Malignant Gliomas: Combined X-Ray Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, and Carbon Ion Radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 23: 23, 2007.

Mollard, A. and I. Zharov. Tricarboranyl pentaerythritol-based building block. Inorg Chem. 45(25): 10172-9., 2006.

Monobe, M., N. Hamano, M. Sumi, K. Mukai, T. Moritake, K. Anzai, A. Uzawa and K. Ando. Effects of glycine betaine on bone marrow death and intestinal damage by gamma rays and carbon ions. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 122(1-4): 494-7. Epub 2006 Dec 4., 2006.

Nishio, T., T. Ogino, K. Nomura and H. Uchida. Dose-volume delivery guided proton therapy using beam on-line PET system. Med Phys. 33(11): 4190-7., 2006.

Ohno, T., S. Kato, E. Sasaki, K. Mizutani and H. Tsujii. Carbon ion radiotherapy for vaginal malignant melanoma: a case report. Int J Gynecol Cancer 19: 19, 2007.

Orlova, A. V., N. N. Kondakov, A. I. Zinin, B. G. Kimel, L. O. Kononov, I. B. Sivaev and V. I. Bregadze. [A uniform approach to the synthesis of carbohydrate conjugates of polyhedral boron compounds as potential agents for boron neutron capture therapy]. Bioorg Khim. 32(6): 632-42., 2006.

Parodi, K., H. Paganetti, E. Cascio, J. B. Flanz, A. A. Bonab, N. M. Alpert, K. Lohmann and T. Bortfeld. PET/CT imaging for treatment verification after proton therapy: a study with plastic phantoms and metallic implants. Med Phys. 34(2): 419-35., 2007.

Pathak, R., A. Sarma, B. Sengupta, S. K. Dey and A. R. Khuda-Bukhsh. Response to high LET radiation 12C (LET, 295 keV/microm) in M5 cells, a radio resistant cell strain derived from Chinese hamster V79 cells. Int J Radiat Biol. 83(1): 53-63., 2007.

Pisarev, M. A., M. A. Dagrosa, L. Thomasz and G. Juvenal. [Boron neutron capture therapy applied to undifferentiated thyroid carcinoma]. Medicina (B Aires). 66(6): 569-73., 2006.

Portess, D. I., G. Bauer, M. A. Hill and P. O'Neill. Low-dose irradiation of nontransformed cells stimulates the selective removal of precancerous cells via intercellular induction of apoptosis. Cancer Res. 67(3): 1246-53., 2007.

Reddy, V. J., M. M. Roforth, C. Tan and M. V. Reddy. Synthesis of functionalized carboranes as potential anticancer and BNCT agents. Inorg Chem. 46(2): 381-3., 2007.

Rietzel, E., D. Schardt and T. Haberer. Range accuracy in carbon ion treatment planning based on CT-calibration with real tissue samples. Radiat Oncol. 2: 14., 2007.

Sannita, W. G., N. S. Peachey, E. Strettoi, S. L. Ball, F. Belli, V. Bidoli, S. Carozzo, M. Casolino, L. Di Fino, P. Picozza, V. Pignatelli, A. Rinaldi, M. Saturno, D. Schardt, M. Vazquez, V. Zaconte and L. Narici. Electrophysiological responses of the mouse retina to (12)C ions. Neurosci Lett. 416(3): 231-5. Epub 2007 Feb 24., 2007.

Schild, S. E. and J. A. Bogart. Innovations in the radiotherapy of non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol. 1(1): 85-92., 2006.

Schneider, U., A. Lomax, J. Besserer, P. Pemler, N. Lombriser and B. Kaser-Hotz. The impact of dose escalation on secondary cancer risk after radiotherapy of prostate cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 23: 23, 2007.

Schultz, M. K., M. P. Borgman, T. Coleman, S. Bakhlanov, N. Marchenkov and B. R. Line. An assessment of radionuclidic impurities of (210)Po produced via neutron irradiation of (209)Bi for use in targeted alpha-particle radiotherapy. Appl Radiat Isot 19: 19, 2007.

Schulz-Ertner, D., C. P. Karger, A. Feuerhake, A. Nikoghosyan, S. E. Combs, O. Jakel, L. Edler, M. Scholz and J. Debus. Effectiveness of carbon ion radiotherapy in the treatment of skull-base chordomas. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 14: 14, 2007.

Schulz-Ertner, D. and H. Tsujii. Particle radiation therapy using proton and heavier ion beams. J Clin Oncol. 25(8): 953-64., 2007.

Sgura, A., A. Antoccia, F. Berardinelli, R. Cherubini, S. Gerardi, C. Zilio and C. Tanzarella. Telomere length in mammalian cells exposed to low- and high-LET radiations. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 122(1-4): 176-179. Epub 2007 Jan 12., 2006.

Singh Jaggi, J., E. Henke, S. V. Seshan, B. J. Kappel, D. Chattopadhyay, C. May, M. R. McDevitt, D. Nolan, V. Mittal, R. Benezra and D. A. Scheinberg. Selective alpha-particle mediated depletion of tumor vasculature with vascular normalization. PLoS ONE. 2: e267., 2007.

Smyslov, A., I. N. Konchili, L. A. Lebedev and E. B. Khmelevskii. [Comparative analysis of dose distribution in photon and proton therapy of prostate cancer]. Med Tekh.(5): 16-20., 2006.

Soukup, M. and M. Alber. Influence of dose engine accuracy on the optimum dose distribution in intensity-modulated proton therapy treatment plans. Phys Med Biol. 52(3): 725-40. Epub 2007 Jan 12., 2007.

Trichopoulos, N. and B. Damato. Photodynamic therapy for recurrent hyphema after proton beam radiotherapy of iris melanoma. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 12: 12, 2007.

Tsuji, H., H. Ishikawa, T. Yanagi, N. Hirasawa, T. Kamada, J. E. Mizoe, T. Kanai, H. Tsujii and Y. Ohnishi. Carbon-ion radiotherapy for locally advanced or unfavorably located choroidal melanoma: a Phase I/II dose-escalation study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 67(3): 857-62. Epub 2006 Dec 8., 2007.

Tsuji, M., K. Kimura, H. Tsuji, M. Goto, H. Yoshikawa and T. Sakamoto. Histological study of choroidal malignant melanoma treated by carbon ion radiotherapy. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 51(2): 127-30. Epub 2007 Apr 6., 2007.

Walters, B. R. and I. Kawrakow. Technical note: overprediction of dose with default PRESTA-I boundary crossing in DOSXYZnrc and BEAMnrc. Med Phys. 34(2): 647-50., 2007.

Wang, W. H., H. Tsuji, H. Ishikawa, H. Tsujii, T. Kamada, J. Mizoe and Y. X. Li. [Comparison of treatment planning by carbon ion radiotherapy and by intensity-modulated radiotherapy for prostatic adenocarcinoma]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi. 28(11): 836-9., 2006.

Yokoyama, K., S. Miyatake, Y. Kajimoto, S. Kawabata, A. Doi, T. Yoshida, M. Okabe, M. Kirihata, K. Ono and T. Kuroiwa. Analysis of boron distribution in vivo for boron neutron capture therapy using two different boron compounds by secondary ion mass spectrometry. Radiat Res. 167(1): 102-9., 2007.

Zhang, X., L. Dong, A. K. Lee, J. D. Cox, D. A. Kuban, R. X. Zhu, X. Wang, Y. Li, W. D. Newhauser, M. Gillin and R. Mohan. Effect of anatomic motion on proton therapy dose distributions in prostate cancer treatment. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 67(2): 620-9., 2007.

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