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Availability of technology for managing cancer patients in the Southeast European (SEE) region
/ Dosanjh, Manjit (CERN ; Int. Cancer Expert Corps, Washington) ; Ristova, Mimoza (CERN ; Skopje U.) ; Gershan, Vesna (Skopje U.) ; Georgieva, Petya (CERN) ; Balin Kovacevic, Marijana ; Bregu, Ledio ; Coralic, Irma ; Djurovic, Tamara ; Dosieva, Deyana ; Foka, Yiota (CERN ; Darmstadt, GSI) et al.
Background: The Southeast European (SEE) region of 10 countries and about 43 million people differs from
Western Europe in that most SEE countries lack active cancer registries and have fewer diagnostic imaging
devices and radiotherapy (RT) units. The main objective of this research is to initiate a common platform for
gathering SEE regional cancer data from the ground up to help these countries develop common cancer management strategies.
Methods: To obtain detailed on-the-ground information, we developed separate questionnaires for two SEE
groups: a) ONCO - oncologists regarding cancer treatment modalities and the availability of diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy equipment; and b) REG - national radiation protection and safety regulatory bodies regarding
diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy equipment in SEE facilities.
Results: Based on responses from 13/17 ONCO participants (at least one from each country) and from 9/10 REG
participants (all countries but Albania), cancer incidence rates are higher in those SEE countries that have greater
access to diagnostic imaging equipment while cancer mortality-to-incidence (MIR) ratios are higher in countries
that lack radiotherapy equipment.
Conclusion: By combining unique SEE region information with data available from major global databases, we
demonstrated that the availability of diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy equipment in the SEE countries is
related to their economic development. [...]
2022 - 10 p.
- Published in : Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology 34 (2022) 57-66
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Patients With Cancer in the Countries of South-East Europe (the Balkans) Region and Prospective of the Particle Therapy Center: South-East European International Institute for Sustainable Technologies (SEEIIST)
/ Ristova, Mimoza M (CERN ; Skopje U. ; SEEIIST, Geneva) ; Gershan, Vesna (Skopje U.) ; Schopper, Herwig (CERN ; SEEIIST, Geneva) ; Amaldi, Ugo (TERA, Novara) ; Dosanjh, Manjit (CERN ; Oxford U.)
Purpose: A recent initiative was launched for establishing the South-East European International Institute for Sustainable
Technologies (SEEIIST), which will provide a cutting-edge Hadron radiation therapy treatment and research institute for treating
cancer patients with Hadron therapy (HT). To justify the initiative for building the SEEIIST facility, a study was conducted to
estimate the number of patients with cancer from the SEE region that would be eligible for HT.
Methods and Materials: Two different methods for projecting the future annual cancer incidence have been applied: (1) using the
International Agency on Research on Cancer@World Health Organization’s (WHO) Globocan model which uses country’s
demographic factors, and (2) averaging the crude incidence data of 3 SEE countries with available national cancer registries, using a
linear regression model of combined incidence per 100,000, and applying it to the entire SEE region. [...]
2021 - 10 p.
- Published in : Advances in Radiation Oncology 6 (2021) 100772
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Improving access to radiotherapy in LMICs through a collaborative initiative to reduce technology downtime
/ Ige, Taofeeq A (Natl. Hospital Abuja, Nigeria ; Lancaster U.) ; Jenkins, Alexander (Lancaster U. ; Oxford U.) ; Dosanjh, Manjit (Lancaster U. ; Oxford U. ; Internatl. Cancer Expert Corps, Washington) ; O’Brien, Donna (Internatl. Cancer Expert Corps, Washington) ; Pistenmaa, David (Lancaster U. ; Internatl. Cancer Expert Corps, Washington) ; Coleman, C Norman (Internatl. Cancer Expert Corps, Washington)
This chapter covers approaches that aim to increase access to radiotherapy care in Africa by reducing machine downtime. It includes a survey design covering this issue across Africa..
2022 - 10 p.
- Published in : 10.1088/978-0-7503-3075-6ch21
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Comparative Analysis of Radiotherapy Linear Accelerator Downtime and Failure Modes in the UK, Nigeria and Botswana
/ Wroe, Laurence M. (Oxford U.) ; Ige, Taofeeq A. ; Asogwa, Obinna C. ; Aruah, Simeon C. (Unlisted, NG) ; Grover, Surbhi (Botswana U.) ; Makufa, Remigio (Botswana U.) ; Fitz-Gibbon, Matthew (U. Oxford (main)) ; Coleman, N. (Unlisted, US, DC) ; Dosanjh, M. (Oxford U. ; CERN) ; Van den Heuvel, F. (Unlisted, UK ; U. Oxford (main)) et al.
The lack of radiotherapy linear accelerators (LINACs) in Low- and Middle- Income Countries (LMICs) has been recognised as a major barrier to providing quality cancer care in these regions, along with a shortfall in the number of highly qualified personnel. It is expected that additional challenges will be faced in operating precise, high tech radiotherapy equipment in these environments, and anecdotal evidence suggests that LINACs have greater downtime and higher failure rates of components than their counterparts in High-Income Countries. [...]
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2020-03-01 - 8 p.
- Published in : Clinical Oncology: 32 (2020) , pp. e111-e118
- Published in : Clinical Oncology: 35 (2023) , no. 5, pp. e347
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Changing the global radiation therapy paradigm
/ Pistenmaa, David A (International Cancer Expert Corps, Inc., Washington, DC, USA) ; Dosanjh, Manjit (CERN) ; Amaldi, Ugo (TERA, Novara) ; Jaffray, David (Toronto U. ; University Health Network, Canada) ; Zubizarreta, Eduardo (IAEA, Vienna) ; Holt, Katherine (Dept. of Energy, Wash., D.C.) ; Lievens, Yolande (Ghent University hospital, belgium ; European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology, Brussels, Belgium) ; Pipman, Yakov (Medical Physics for World Benefit, USA) ; Coleman, C Norman (International Cancer Expert Corps, Inc., Washington, DC, USA)
2018 - 7 p.
- Published in : Radiotherapy Oncology 128 (2018) 393-399
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Understanding the challenges of delivering radiotherapy in low- and middle-income countries in Africa
/ Ige, Taofeeq (Nigeria U.) ; Lewis, Philippa (JAI, UK) ; Shelley, Charlotte (U. Manchester (main)) ; Pistenmaa, David ; Coleman, C Norman ; Aggarwal, Ajay (King's Coll. London) ; Dosanjh, Manjit (CERN ; Oxford U.)
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Access to high quality radiotherapy (RT) continues to be a major issue across Africa with Africa having just 34% of its optimal capacity.
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We co-developed a survey with clinical, academic and policy stakeholders designed to provide a structured assessment of the barriers and enablers to RT capacity building in Africa. The survey covered nine key themes including funding, procurement, education and training. [...]
2023 - 8 p.
- Published in : Journal of Cancer Policy 35 (2023) 100372
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South East European International Institute for Sustainable Technologies (SEEIIST)
/ Amaldi, Ugo (TERA, Novara) ; Benedetto, Elena (TERA, Novara) ; Damjanovic, Sanja (SEEIIST Association) ; Dosanjh, Manjit (CERN ; U. Oxford (main)) ; Durante, Marco (Darmstadt, GSI ; Darmstadt, Tech. U.) ; Georgieva, Petya (TERA, Novara) ; Haberer, Thomas (HITS, Heidelberg) ; Plesko, Mark (Cosylab, Ljubljana) ; Ristova, Mimoza (SEEIIST Association ; Faculty of Natural Sciences, UKIM, Skopje, North Macedonia) ; Rossi, Sandro (CNAO) et al.
The South East European International Institute for Sustainable Technologies (SEEIIST) was proposed in 2016 at the World Academy of Art and Science, with the objective of building a facility for charged particle cancer therapy for the South Eastern European countries. [...]
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South East European International Institute for Sustainable Technologies (SEEIIST)
/ Amaldi, Ugo (TERA, Novara) ; Benedetto, Elena (TERA, Novara) ; Damjanovic, Sanja (Unlisted, CH) ; Dosanjh, Manjit (CERN) ; Durante, Marco (Darmstadt, GSI ; Darmstadt, Tech. U.) ; Georgieva, Petya (TERA, Novara) ; Haberer, Thomas (HITS, Heidelberg) ; Plesko, Mark (Cosylab, Ljubljana) ; Ristova, Mimoza (CERN ; Skopje U.) ; Rossi, Sandro (Unlisted, IT) et al.
The South East European International Institute for Sustainable Technologies (SEEIIST) was
proposed in 2016 at the World Academy of Art and Science, with the objective of building a
facility for charged particle cancer therapy for the South Eastern European countries. SEEIIST
will offer the world-class research needed to reduce or even revert the brain drain that is causing
a shortage of talent and economic losses in South East Europe. [...]
2021
- Published in : Front. Phys. 8 (2021) 567466
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