OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Strahlentherapie und Onkologie is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia with low-dose radiotherapy plus standard of care versus standard of care alone in frail patients	38
Assoziation von alterstypischen strukturellen Veränderungen des Gehirns und Ganzhirnbestrahlung	37
Wöchentliche versus dreiwöchentliche Cisplatingabe bei der postoperativen Radiochemotherapie von lokal fortgeschrittenen Kopf-Hals-Plattenepithelkarzinomen – Ergebnisse der JCOG1008-Studie	37
Neoadjuvante Therapie des lokal fortgeschrittenen Plattenepithelkarzinoms des Ösophagus	33
Reply to Letter to the Editor: Reply to comparison of patient setup accuracy for optical surface-guided and X-ray-guided imaging with respect to the impact on intracranial stereotactic radiotherapy	31
Longer time to testosterone recovery impacts favorably on outcomes for prostate cancer following androgen deprivation and radiotherapy	28
Neoadjuvante Chemoimmuntherapie gefolgt von einer dosis- und volumenreduzierten Chemoradiotherapie bei lokal fortgeschrittenen Kopf-Hals-Karzinomen	27
Dosimetric advantages for cardiac substructures in radiotherapy of esophageal cancer in deep-inspiration breath hold	26
Biological treatment evaluation in thermoradiotherapy: application in cervical cancer patients	26
Abnormal visual and olfactory sensations during radiation therapy: a prospective study	26
Automated contouring for breast cancer radiotherapy in the isocentric lateral decubitus position: a neural network-based solution for enhanced precision and efficiency	24
Assessing the quality of radiation oncology education in four German medical schools: a student perspective and comparison with DEGRO recommendations	22
Impact of reduced interval from simulation CT to treatment delivery on dosimetric and positioning accuracy for total marrow lymph-node irradiation	22
Stereoscopic X-ray image and thermo-optical surface guidance for breast cancer radiotherapy in deep inspiration breath-hold	20
Langzeitergebnisse der ORATOR-Studie: Radiotherapie versus transorale roboter-assistierte Chirurgie in der Primärtherapie des Oropharynxkarzinoms	20
Development of a model to guide the decision for radiotherapy in deep-inspiration breath-hold in patients with left-sided breast cancer	20
Whole breast radiotherapy in cN0 early breast cancer patients with pathological sentinel lymph nodes (pN1mic, pN1a) without axillary dissection: preliminary results of the observational LISEN trial	20
Optimizing energy consumption in radiotherapy: standard vs. hypo-/ultra-hypofractionation and becoming SMART (specific, measurable, achievable in radiotherapy)	19
Teaching communication skills in medical education	19
Dosiseskalation bei der Radiotherapie inoperabler Ewing-Tumoren	18
Pilot study to assess the early cardiac safety of carbon ion radiotherapy for intra- and para-cardiac tumours	18
Impact of dose escalation on colostomy-free survival and treatment outcome in squamous cell anal carcinoma	17
Risikostandardisierte Mortalitätsraten übertreffen als Qualitätsindikator die typischen „Mindestzahlen“ in der onkologischen Chirurgie – ein neuer Blick auf Krankenhauszentralisationen mithilfe nation	17
Impact of comorbidity scores and lifestyle factors in curative radiotherapy in laryngeal cancer	17
Correction to: Analysis and stress-test of the spatial accessibility to German radiation oncology centers	16

Shaping the future of radiation oncology education: results of a nationwide student survey from Germany	16
The tumor core boost study: A feasibility study of radical dose escalation to the central part of large tumors with an integrated boost in the palliative treatment setting	16
26th Annual SASRO Meeting	16
Comparison of integral doses to normal tissue and organs at risk between interstitial high-dose-rate brachytherapy and modern external-beam radiotherapy techniques in breast and head and neck cancer p	15
Successful implementation of online educational lectures of the German Society for Radiation Oncology (DEGRO)	15
Feasibility study of total marrow lymphoid irradiation with volumetric modulated arc therapy: clinical implementation in a tertiary care center	15
Can interventional radiotherapy (brachytherapy) be an alternative to surgery in early-stage oral cavity cancer? A systematic review	14
Cardiac metastasis in uterine cervical cancer	14
Changes in serum uric acid, serum uric acid/serum creatinine ratio, and gamma-glutamyltransferase might predict the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced rectal c	13
Proton therapy in young breast cancer patients with germline TP53 and ATM mutations: a case series	13
Stereotaktische Radiotherapie plus Nivolumab bei NSCLC	13
Potential Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms markers for radiation dermatitis in head and neck cancer patients: a meta-analysis	13
ACOUNEU – Radiochirurgie oder hypofraktionierte Strahlentherapie beim Vestibularis-Schwannom?	13
Propensity score-matched analysis comparing dose-escalated intensity-modulated radiation therapy versus external beam radiation therapy plus high-dose-rate brachytherapy for localized prostate cancer	13
Treatment of primary or recurrent non-resectable pancreatic cancer with proton beam irradiation combined with gemcitabine-based chemotherapy	13
Synthetic CTs for MRI-only brain RT treatment: integration of immobilization systems	13
Radio(chemo)therapy in anaplastic thyroid cancer—high locoregional but low distant control rates—a monocentric analysis of a tertiary referral center	13
Radio(chemo)therapy in anal cancer: evaluation of sex-specific disparities across AJCC stages	12
DEGRO 2023 Abstractbuch	12
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Radioonkologie (DEGRO) mahnt stationäre strahlentherapeutische Versorgung an	12
Intra-adaptational changes in online adaptive radiotherapy: from the ideal to the real dose	12
Nintedanib zur Therapie der radiogenen Pneumonitis	12
Intensity modulated radiation therapy in prostate cancer—Better survival with higher total dose?	11
DEGRO practical guideline for central nervous system radiation necrosis part 1: classification and a multistep approach for diagnosis	11
Thymic tumors: radiotherapy experience for single institute	11
Impact of dose volume parameters and clinical characteristics on radiation-induced acute oral mucositis for head and neck cancer patients treated with carbon-ion radiotherapy dose volume outcome analy	11
Clinical outcomes of curative-intent multimodal management of chemorefractory nonmetastatic inflammatory breast cancer	11
Extranodal nasal-type NK/T lymphoma treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy: case series from a European tertiary referral center and review of the literature	10
Kein Vorteil einer Erhaltungstherapie mit Afatinib in der adjuvanten Therapie von Kopf-Hals-Tumoren	10
Analysis of patients with parotid recurrence after parotid-sparing IMRT for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: case series and review of the literature	10
Second course of re-irradiation in pediatric diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma	10
Surface-guided DIBH radiotherapy for left breast cancer: impact of different thresholds on intrafractional motion monitoring and DIBH stability	10
Stellenwert einer „targeted therapy“ beim EGFR-mutierten Lungenkarzinom nach erfolgter Radiochemotherapie	10
Genomic analysis of radiosensitivity in breast cancer	10
German radiation oncology’s next generation: a web-based survey of young biologists, medical physicists, and physicians—from problems to solutions	10
Determinants of radiation dose to immune cells during breast radiotherapy	10
Clinical outcomes and factors involved in the local control of proton beam therapy for oligometastatic liver tumors in patients with colorectal cancer	9
Multidisciplinary treatment is necessary in glioblastoma with extracerebral metastases	9
Correction to: From protocol to practice: long-Term outcomes of single-Fraction stereotactic body radiotherapy for primary non-Small cell lung cancer	9
Die intraoperative Strahlentherapie (IORT) als mögliche Alternative zum vollständigen Verzicht auf eine adjuvante Radiotherapie nach brusterhaltender Operation bei älteren Patientinnen mit niedriger R	9
The benefit of intravenous immune globulin in the treatment of delayed radiation myelopathy	9
Isodoses—a set theory-based patient-specific QA measure to compare planned and delivered isodose distributions in photon radiotherapy	9
Interobserver agreement on definition of the target volume in stereotactic radiotherapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma using different imaging modalities	8
Keine abskopalen Effekte bei Kombination von Immuntherapie und stereotaktischer Radiotherapie bei Merkel-Zell-Karzinomen	8
Long-term survival in patients with brain metastases—clinical characterization of a rare scenario	8
Neoadjuvantes FOLFIRINOX vs. neoadjuvante Radiochemotherapie und adjuvante Chemotherapie mit Gemcitabin für resektable und borderline-resektable Pankreaskarzinome (PREOPANC-2-Studie)	8
Phase-II-Studie zur Therapiedeeskalation bei HPV-assoziierten Oropharynxkarzinomen. Kommentar II	8
Radiotherapy for painful shoulder syndrome: a retrospective evaluation	8
Effect of simultaneous integrated boost concepts on photoneutron and distant out-of-field doses in VMAT for prostate cancer	8
Bridging gaps in care: medical student home visits and their influence on radiation oncology patients	8

Low-dose radiotherapy for greater trochanteric pain syndrome—a single-centre analysis	8
Is consolidative thoracic radiotherapy of extensive-stage small cell lung cancer still beneficial in the era of immunotherapy? A retrospective analysis	8
4DCT ventilation function image-based functional lung protection for esophageal cancer radiotherapy	8
Chemoradiotherapy for untreated Masaoka–Koga stage IVB thymic carcinoma: a single-center retrospective study	8
Olaparib bei biochemischem Rezidiv des High-risk-Prostatakarzinoms nach Prostatektomie	8
Outcomes and PSA kinetics after Magnetic Resonance Image-Guided Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (MRgSBRT) for prostate cancer	8
Accelerated vs. conventionally fractionated postoperative radiotherapy of non-small cell lung cancer—final results of the prematurely terminated PORTAF trial	8
Multimodale Therapieansätze beim Hochrisikoprostatakarzinom – was wann?	8
Organerhaltende Behandlung bei nodal-positiven Harnblasenkarzinomen	8
Staphylococcus-aureus-Kolonisation als Risikofaktor der akuten Strahlenreaktion an der Haut	7
Stereotaktische Radiotherapie bei funktionell inoperablem, aber technisch resektablem Pankreaskarzinom	7
Pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma: Case report of a patient managed with multimodality treatment and a comprehensive literature review	7
Postoperative Radiotherapie für pT1–2-N0-Zungenkarzinome: Zeit für ein Umdenken?	7
Ampelopsis japonica enhances the effect of radiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer	7
Real world comparison of adjuvant vs. salvage radiation therapy on cancer-control outcomes after radical prostatectomy	7
Vergleich der radikalen Zystektomie mit der trimodalen Therapie beim muskelinvasiven Harnblasenkarzinom	7
Non-endometrioid endometrial cancer: analysis of recurrence pattern and identification of prognostic and treatment factors affecting recurrence and survival	7
Correction to: Proton beam therapy versus trans-arterial chemoembolization for BCLC stage B hepatocellular carcinoma—a propensity-matched analysis	7
Outcomes of craniospinal radiotherapy in adult medulloblastoma: survival, long-term toxicities, and quality of life assessment with SF-12 and t-Cog	7
YB-1 activating cascades as potential targets in KRAS-mutated tumors	7
Does transurethral resection of prostate increase toxicity risk after simultaneous integrated boost radiotherapy? A matched cohort study with long-term follow-up	7
Patient- and clinician-based evaluation of large language models for patient education in prostate cancer radiotherapy	7
Assessment and validation of glottic motion using cone-beam CT and real-time cine MRI	7
Postoperative therapy patterns for thymic carcinoma with complete resection: retrospective analysis of 120 patients	7
Outcome analysis of HDR compared to PDR IGABT in locally advanced cervical cancer: a single-center cohort analysis	7
CircDLG1 promotes malignant development of non-small cell lung cancer through regulation of the miR-630/CENPF axis	7
Oncological outcomes of breast cancer patients after planned IORT boost with low-kV x-rays—results of the TARGIT BQR prospective phase IV trial	7
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in combination with deep regional hyperthermia followed by surgery for rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Sekundärmalignome nach Ganzkörperbestrahlung pädiatrischer Leukämiepatienten – eine kritische Re-Evaluation der multizentrischen ALL-SCT-BFM-2003-Studie	6
A new GPU-based Monte Carlo code for helium ion therapy	6
Vitexin enhances radiosensitivity of mouse subcutaneous xenograft glioma by affecting the miR-17-5p/miR-130b-3p/PTEN/HIF-1α pathway	6
CT radiomic predictors of local relapse after SBRT for lung oligometastases from colorectal cancer: a single institute pilot study	6
Long term outcomes of prostate cancer patients aged 55 years or younger treated with definitive radiotherapy: Trod 09-005 study	6
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on training conditions and education in oncologic disciplines: a survey-based analysis	6
Digital redesign of the radiotherapy course for medical students with a blended learning approach	6
Impact of antibiotic use before definitive concurrent chemoradiation in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer	6
Correction to: DEGRO statement on the KEYNOTE-689 trial: Perioperative immunotherapy in combination with adjuvant (chemo-)radiotherapy for resectable locally advanced head and neck cancers	6
Mepitel-Film zur Prävention der Radiodermatitis bei Brustbestrahlung	6
Correction to: Stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy for resected brain metastases: current pattern of care in the Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Radiotherapy Working Group of the German Associati	6
High radiation dose in chemoradiotherapy followed by immunotherapy with durvalumab in patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer does not increase risk for pneumonitis	6
Excellent long-term pain response and local control following postoperative radiotherapy in patients with multiple myeloma	6
Correlation of microscopic tumor extension with tumor microenvironment in esophageal cancer patients	6
Crosstalk between immune checkpoint and DNA damage response inhibitors for radiosensitization of tumors	6
FBXL18 increases cell proliferation and reduces cell radiosensitivity in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	6
Breast cancer related lymphedema and shoulder mobility following radiotherapy	6
Automatic planning of the lower extremities for total marrow irradiation using volumetric modulated arc therapy	6
Pentoxifylline and vitamin E for treating radiation-induced fibrosis in breast and head and neck cancer patients	6
The use of radiosensitizing agents in the therapy of glioblastoma multiforme—a comprehensive review	6
Radiochirurgie beim Nierenzellkarzinom: Daten der multizentrischen prospektiven FASTRACK II-Studie	6
DEGRO 2025 Abstractband	6
Irradiation alters extracellular vesicle microRNA load in the serum of patients with leukaemia	5
CBCT-based online adaptive radiotherapy of the prostate bed: first clinical experience and comparison to nonadaptive conventional IGRT	5
Effect of radiotherapy on the DNA cargo and cellular uptake mechanisms of extracellular vesicles	5
Biochemical control in intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancer after EBRT with and without brachytherapy boost	5
Radiotherapie plus Durvalumab beim lokal fortgeschrittenen NSCLC: die DOLPHIN-Studie	5
Die MIRAGE-Studie (MR-Linac-basierte Körperstereotaxie bei Prostatakarzinomen) – Precision at its best?	5
Osthole inhibits GSK-3β/AMPK/mTOR pathway-controlled glycolysis and increases radiosensitivity of subcutaneous transplanted hepatocellular carcinoma in nude mice	5
Multicenter multiplatform pattern-of-practice analysis of single-isocenter multitarget stereotactic radiosurgery	5
Präoperative Strahlentherapie und Pembrolizumab bei lokalisierten Weichteilsarkomen der Extremitäten: Ergebnisse der multizentrischen, randomisierten SU2C-SARC032-Studie	5
Influence of chemoradiation on the immune microenvironment of cervical cancer patients	5
From case to care pathway: proactive detection and management of RCI-associated HLH in radiation oncology	5
Dose–effect relationship between dose–volume parameters of residual gross tumor volume and clinical prognosis in MRI-guided adaptive brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: a single-center	5
Usability and usefulness of (electronic) patient identification systems—A cross-sectional evaluation in German-speaking radiation oncology departments	5
Radiotherapy in localized prostate cancer: a multicenter analysis evaluating tumor control and late toxicity after brachytherapy and external beam radiotherapy in 1293 patients	5
Assessing the toxicity after moderately hypofractionated prostate and whole pelvis radiotherapy compared to conventional fractionation	5
DEGRO 2024 Abstractband	5
Dosisreduktion der elektiven Lymphabflussbestrahlung bei Kopf-Hals-Karzinomen: bereit für die klinische Routine?	5
Low doses to the heart in daily practice for treating left-sided breast cancer using accelerated partial-breast irradiation by multicatheter brachytherapy and deep-inspiration breath-hold using a SIB	5
Initial needle tracking with the first standalone combined infrared camera – CT system for brachytherapy—analysis of tracking accuracy and uncertainties	5
Incidence of radiation necrosis following different radiotherapy fractionation schedules for intracranial meningiomas	5
Comparative analysis of different modalities of radiotherapy in vestibular schwannoma: tumor control, symptom evolution, and toxicity profiles	5
Ceftriaxone has a neuroprotective effect in a whole-brain irradiation-induced neurotoxicity model by increasing GLT-1 and reducing oxidative stress	5
The impact of submandibular glands protection on xerostomia as monitored by diffusion-weighted imaging in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients	5
The impact of sex on setup accuracy in radiotherapy for rectal cancer: a real-World observational study	5
State-of-the-art application of nanoparticles in radiotherapy: a platform for synergistic effects in cancer treatment	5
Tenth anniversary of the Young DEGRO Team Trial—reflecting on the past, shaping the future	5
Correction to: Comparison of 3D and 4D Monte Carlo optimization in robotic tracking stereotactic body radiotherapy of lung cancer	5
In memory of Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Normann Willich (1946–2024)	5