[en] The publication contains the abstracts of all papers and posters presented at the symposium. The headings were as follows: Radiobiology of the lung, mediation of radiation damage in the lung, clinical studies, future clinical directions, as well as documentation and management. (MG)

[en] This volume contains about 56 papers on recent develoments in radiotherapy with radiobiological backgrounds and economic and other efficiency aspects, among them the field of hadron therapy investigated by the GSI in Darmstadt. (AJ)

[en] The proceedings include review contributions on radio-oncology, and new radiation technologies and molecular prediction; and poster sessions on the following topics: hypoxia; molecular mechanisms of radiation resistance; molecular targeting; DNA repair; biological imaging; biology of experimental radiations; normal tissue toxicity; modern radiotherapy; tumor hypoxia and metabolic micro milieu; immune system and radiotherapy.

[en] The following topics were dealt with: DNA repair as therapeutical target in radiation therapy, biological imaging and tumor microenvironment, molecular factors of radiation therapy, molecular factors and modulation of the radiation reaction of normal tissues, experimental tumor therapy, EGFR inhibition, the endothel cell as primary target of radiation therapy, molecular and cellular foundations of the radiation biology of protons and ions. (HSI)

[en] The proceedings on experimental radiotherapy and clinical radiobiology contain two review articles (prediction of normal tissue reactions after radiotherapy, ?H2AX foci as a marker for DNA double-strand breaks) and 34 contributions to the following topics: Hypoxia and molecular mechanisms of radiation resistance; biological imaging of the tumor micromilieu; DNA repair, genomic instability and carcerogenesis; molecular factors of radiation resistance; actual controversial discussion on possible irradiation caused metastasis risk enhancement; EGFR inhibition and irradiation; biology of experimental radiation/ normal tissue toxicity

[en] The proceedings include contributions on the following issues: laser driven proton accelerators on the way for radiotherapy, radiobiological evaluation of new radiations; molecular factors of radiation response; biological targeting; EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor/targeting - combined internal and external irradiation, radiobiology of normal tissues; dose-volume histograms for the radiotherapy: curves without radiobiological relevance or important information for the therapy planning; HPV (human papilloma virus) and radiation sensitivity of HNSCC (head and neck squamous cell carcinomas): evidence, radiobiological mechanism, clinical consequences and perspectives; mechanisms of action and intertumoral heterogeneity of response to EGFR inhibition in radiotherapy of solid tumors; evaluation of biomarkers for radiotherapy.

[en] The following subjects were discussed at the symposium: Hypoxia and metabolic microenvironment in tumors - experimental tumor therapy; Experimental and clinical studies on normal tissues; Molecular aspects of radiation sensitivity. Three papers discussed the following issues: Biological and molecular imaging in radiooncology; molecular targeting in radiotherapy; Should clinical studies always be randomized? (uke)

[en] This proceedings volume contains the full-text papers of the symposium. Subjects were: Clinical investigations of normal tissue reactions; tumor radiobiology in vitro; Radiobiology and pathophysiology of tumours; Molecular targeting in tumours; Radiosensitivity and repair. Most of the papers are available as separate records in this database. There were two lectures of a more general nature: 1. Quantitative description of late side-effects after radiotherapy; 2. Meta-analyses of clinical studies: Potential and problems

[en] Volume 15 of the 15th proceedings on experimental radiotherapy and clinical radiobiology contains 39 contributions. Session headers were: Molecular factors of radiotherapy, DNA-repair, experimental and clinical investigations of normal tissue, why are glioblastomas so extremely radiation resistant?, experimental tumor therapy, hypoxia, perfusion and metabolic microenvironment. Subject of the review lecture was:Control of the cell cycle and repair are cooperating in maintaining chromosomal integrity in human cells. (uke)

[en] The proceedings of the 22th Symposium on experimental radiotherapy and clinical radiotherapy contain lectures and poster on the following issues: Radiation induced immuno-targeting of tumors; targeting in the radiotherapy; biomarkers; targeting; radio-oncological therapy of rectal carcinoma - contribution of radiobiology for therapy optimization; biomarkers for radiation sensibility; resistance mechanisms of tumors; resistance mechanisms of normal tissue; micro ambience, P13L inhibition in radiotherapy: improvement of the local tumor control by molecular mechanisms or the influence of the tumor micro-ambience? DNA repair; radiation effects and technical development.