Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Röntgengesellschaft ... [et al]
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Multicenter Study
Healing of late endoscopic changes in the rectum between 12 and 65 months after external beam radiotherapy.
To evaluate the time course of late rectal mucosal changes after prostate cancer radiotherapy (RT). ⋯ Late rectal mucosal changes are frequent after pelvic RT. Generally only the incidence rates corresponding to the initial diagnosis of the complications, independent of subsequent recovery, are reported. The results reported in the present study show that complications often improve over time. Hence, the usual reports of complication rates overestimate the proportion of patients presenting with side effects of certain grades.
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Comparative Study
Japanese structure survey of radiation oncology in 2007 with special reference to designated cancer care hospitals.
The structure of radiation oncology in designated cancer care hospitals in Japan was investigated in terms of equipment, personnel, patient load, and geographic distribution. The effect of changes in the health care policy in Japan on radiotherapy structure was also examined. ⋯ The structure of radiation oncology in Japan in terms of equipment, especially for designated cancer care hospitals, was as mature as that in European countries and the United States, even though the medical costs in relation to GDP in Japan are lower. There is still a shortage of manpower. The survey data proved to be important to fully understand the radiation oncology medical care system in Japan.