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In this issue sI am pleased to introduce the ‘in this issue’ for the first issue of the Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice for 2018. In this issue there are 16 original articles on a range of topics and a Letter to the Editor.sIn the first paper, Rosas, Barbosa and Couto, present their study to compare intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) regarding plan quality and healthy lung sparing, in stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.sThe plans of 60 patients were allocated either to the IMRT (n=30) or the VMAT (n=30) group. The dose prescribed to the planning target volume (PTV) was evaluated at the 95% level and the mean lung dose and the healthy lung receiving 5, 10 and 20 Gy (V5, V10 and V20, respectively) were analysed. The normal tissue complication probability for radiation pneumonitis was calculated with the Lyman–Kutcher–Burman model. The authors conclude that both techniques are suitable for NSCLC treatment, but IMRT presented better results regarding lung sparing thus being beneficial in reducing the risk of radiation-induced pneumonitis.sIn the next paper, O’Neill, McAleer, McCarty, Clarke, Drake, Hurwitz et al. present their study, a randomised-controlled trial, to compare the ‘Precision Plus Micropigmentation System’ (PPMS) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice Cambridge University Press

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Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice , Volume 17 (1): 5 – Feb 28, 2018
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1467-1131
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sI am pleased to introduce the ‘in this issue’ for the first issue of the Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice for 2018. In this issue there are 16 original articles on a range of topics and a Letter to the Editor.sIn the first paper, Rosas, Barbosa and Couto, present their study to compare intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) regarding plan quality and healthy lung sparing, in stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.sThe plans of 60 patients were allocated either to the IMRT (n=30) or the VMAT (n=30) group. The dose prescribed to the planning target volume (PTV) was evaluated at the 95% level and the mean lung dose and the healthy lung receiving 5, 10 and 20 Gy (V5, V10 and V20, respectively) were analysed. The normal tissue complication probability for radiation pneumonitis was calculated with the Lyman–Kutcher–Burman model. The authors conclude that both techniques are suitable for NSCLC treatment, but IMRT presented better results regarding lung sparing thus being beneficial in reducing the risk of radiation-induced pneumonitis.sIn the next paper, O’Neill, McAleer, McCarty, Clarke, Drake, Hurwitz et al. present their study, a randomised-controlled trial, to compare the ‘Precision Plus Micropigmentation System’ (PPMS)

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