Fachinformationen & Publikationen zur Strahlentherapie

Originalarbeiten

Zaragoza FJ, Eichmann M, Flühs D, Wittig A, Sauerwein W, Brualla L: Monte Carlo Simulation of the Treatment of Uveal Melanoma Using Measured Heterogeneous 106Ru Plaques. Ocul Oncol Pathol 2018 [epub ahead of print]

Journy N, Indelicato DJ, Withrow DR, Akimoto T, Alapetite C, Araya M, Chang A, Chang JH, Chon B, Confer ME, Demizu Y, Dendale R, Doyen J, Ermoian R, Gurtner K, Hill-Kayser C, Iwata H, Kim JY, Kwok Y, Laack NN, Lee C, Lim DH, Loredo L, Mangona VS, Mansur DB, Murakami M, Murayama S, Ogino T, Ondrová B, Parikh RR, Paulino AC, Perkins S, Ramakrishna NR, Richter R, Rombi B, Shibata S, Shimizu S, Timmermann B, Vern-Gross T, Wang CJ, Weber DC, Wilkinson JB, Witt Nyström P, Yock TI, Kleinerman RA, Berrington de Gonzalez A: Patterns of proton therapy use in pediatric cancer management in 2016: An international survey. Radiother Oncol. 2018 Nov 7. pii: S0167-8140(18)33546-1. [Epub ahead of print]

Rodriguez M, Sempau J, Bäumer C, Timmermann B, Brualla L: DPM as a radiation transport engine for PRIMO. Radiat Oncol. 2018 Dec 27;13(1):256
Oeck S, Szymonowicz K, Wiel G, Krysztofiak A, Lambert J, Koska B, Iliakis G, Timmermann B, Jendrossek V: Relating Linear Energy Transfer to the Formation and Resolution of DNA Repair Foci After Irradiation with Equal Doses of X-ray Photons, Plateau, or Bragg-Peak Protons. Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Nov 28;19(12)

Pfeiler T, Ahmad Khalil D, Ayadi M, Bäumer C, Blanck O, Chan M; Engwall E, Geismar D, Peters S, Plaude S, Spaan B, Timmermann B, Wulff J: Motion effects in proton treatments of hepatocellular carcinoma – 4D robustly optimised pencil beam scanning plans vs double scattering plans. Phys Med Biol. 2018 Nov 23;63(23):235006

Scobioala S, Ranft A, Wolters H, Jabar S, Paulussen M, Timmermann B, Juergens H, Hassenpflug W, Klingebiel T, Elsayad K, Eich HT, Dirksen U: Impact of Whole Lung Irradiation on Survival Outcome in Patients With Lung Relapsed Ewing Sarcoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Nov 1;102(3):584-592

Kreyer J, Ranft A, Timmermann B, Juergens H, Jung S, Wiebe K, Boelling T, Schuck A, Vieth V, Streitbuerger A, Hardes J, Heinemann M, Dirksen U: Impact of the Interdisciplinary Tumor Board of the Cooperative Ewing Sarcoma Study Group on local therapy and overall survival of Ewing sarcoma patients after induction therapy. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2018 Dec;65(12):e27384.

Dutz A, Lühr A, Agolli L, Troost EGC, Krause M, Baumann M, Vermeren X, Geismar D, Schapira EF, Bussière M, Daly JE, Bussière MR, Timmermann B, Shih HA, Löck S: Development and validation of NTCP models for acute side-effects resulting from proton beam therapy of brain tumours. Radiother Oncol. 2018 Jul 19 [Epub ahead of print]

Lambrecht M, Eekers DBP, Alapetite C, Burnet NG, Calugaru V, Coremans IEM, Fossati P, Høyer M, Langendijk JA, Romero AM, Paulsen F, Perpar A, Renard L, de Ruysscher D, Timmermann B, Vitek P, Weber DC, van der Weide HL, Whitfield GA, Wiggenraad R, Roelofs E, Nyström PW, Troost EGC; work package 1 of the taskforce “European Particle Therapy Network” of ESTRO: Radiation dose constraints for organs at risk in neuro-oncology; the European Particle Therapy Network consensus. Radiother Oncol. 2018 Jul;128(1):26-36

Wulff J, Baumann KS, Verbeek N, Bäumer C, Timmermann B, Zink K: TOPAS/Geant4 configuration for ionization chamber calculations in proton beams. Phys Med Biol. 2018 Jun 7;63(11):115013

Ajithkumar T, Horan G, Padovani L, Thorp N, Timmermann B, Alapetite C, Gandola L, Ramos M, Van Beek K, Christiaens M, Lassen-Ramshad Y, Magelssen H, Nilsson K, Saran F, Rombi B, Kortmann R, Janssens GO; SIOPE BTG Radiotherapy Group: SIOPE – Brain tumor group consensus guideline on craniospinal target volume delineation for high-precision radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol 2018 Aug;128(2):192-197

Seravalli E, Bosman M, Lassen-Ramshad Y, Vestergaard A, Oldenburger F, Visser J, Koutsouveli E, Paraskevopoulou C, Horan G, Ajithkumar T, Timmermann B, Fuentes CS, Whitfield G, Marchant T, Padovani L, Garnier E, Gandola L, Meroni S, Hoeben BAW, Kusters M, Alapetite C, Losa S, Goudjil F, Magelssen H, Evensen ME, Saran F, Smyth G, Rombi B, Righetto R, Kortmann RD, Janssens GO: Dosimetric comparison of five different techniques for craniospinal irradiation across 15 European centers: analysis on behalf of the SIOP-E-BTG (radiotherapy working group). Acta Oncol 2018 Sep;57(9):1240-1249.

Eekers DB, In ‚t Ven L, Roelofs E, Postma A, Alapetite C, Burnet NG, Calugaru V, Compter I, Coremans IEM, Høyer M, Lambrecht M, Nyström PW, Romero AM, Paulsen F, Perpar A, de Ruysscher D, Renard L, Timmermann B, Vitek P, Weber DC, van der Weide HL, Whitfield GA, Wiggenraad R, Troost EGC; “European Particle Therapy Network” of ESTRO: The EPTN consensus-based atlas for CT- and MR-based contouring in neuro-oncology. Radiother Oncol. 2018 Jul;128(1):37-43

Nemes K, Clément N, Kachanov D, Bens S, Hasselblatt M, Timmermann B, Schneppenheim R, Gerss J, Siebert R, Furtwängler R, Bourdeaut F, Frühwald MC: The extraordinary challenge of treating patients with congenital rhabdoid tumors-a collaborative European effort. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Jun;65(6):e26999

Pfeiler T, Bäumer C, Engwall E, Geismar D, Spaan B, Timmermann B: Experimental validation of a 4D dose calculation routine for pencil beam scanning proton therapy. Z Med Phys. 2018 Apr;28(2):121-133

Bäumer C, Janson M, Timmermann B, Wulff J: Collimated proton pencil-beam scanning for superficial targets: impact of the order of range shifter and aperture. Phys Med Biol 2018 Apr;63(8):085020

Weber DC, Habrand JL, Hoppe BS, Hill Kayser C, Laack NN, Langendijk JA, MacDonald SM, McGovern SL, Pater L, Perentesis JP, Thariat J, Timmerman B, Yock T, Mahajan A: Proton therapy for pediatric malignancies: fact, figures and costs. A joint consensus statement from the pediatric subcommittee of PTCOG, PROS and EPTN. Radiother Oncol 2018 Jul;128(1):44-55

Ajithkumar T, Mazhari A-L, Stickan-Verfürth M, Kramer P-H, Fuentes C-S, Lambert J, Thomas H, Müller H, Fleischhack G, Timmermann B: Proton therapy for Craniopharyngioma – An early report from a single European centre. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2018 May;30(5):307-316

Buchbeiträge

Timmermann B & Kortmann RD: Embryonal Tumors. In: Wenz F. (eds) Radiation Oncology, 2018 Springer, Cham

Timmermann B & Combs S: Long-Term Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Patients with Indications for Particle Therapy. In: Dosanjh M & Bernier J (Hrsg.): Advances in Particle Therapy: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 2018 Taylor& Francis Group, LLC, Boca Raton, E-Book, S. 115-129

Publizierte Abstracts

Peters S, Frisch S, Stickan-Verfuerth M, Plaude S, Blase C, Tippelt S, Timmermann B: Proton Beam Therapy for Ependymomas of Childhood; Early Data from the Prospective KiProReg Registry. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018;101(4):1009. [PROS 2017, New York]

Dutz A, Agolli L, Troost E, Krause M, Baumann M, Lühr A, Vermeren X, Geismar D,. Timmermann B, Löck S: NTCP modelling and external validation of early side effects for proton therapy of brain tumours. Radiother Oncol 2018;127(Suppl 1):S263 [ESTRO 2018, Barcelona]

Journy N, Kleinerman R, Alapetite C, Bernier-Chastagner V, Dendale R, Bolle S, Doyen J, Gurtner K, Habrand JL, Helfre S, Hoyer M, Krause M, Maduro J, Nyström PW, Rombi B, Timmermann B, De Vathaire F, Weber DC, Indelicato D, Berrington de Gonzalez A: Proton Therapy in children, adolescents and young adults: Patterns of care survey in Europe. Radiother Oncol 2018;127(Suppl 1):S440 [ESTRO 2018, Barcelona]

Winckler-Saleske B, Steinmeier T, Ahmad Khalil D, Kramer PH, Geismar D, Timmermann B: Proton Therapy in adenoid cystic carcinoma at the West German Proton Therapy Center Essen (WPE). Radiother Oncol 2018;127(Suppl 1):S365 [ESTRO 2018, Barcelona]

Pfeiler T, Bäumer C, Blanck O, Chan M, Engwall E, Geismar D, Peters S, Spaan B, Wulff J, Timmermann B: 4D evaluation of proton pencil beam scanning and double scattering for hepatocellular carcinoma. Radiother Oncol 2018;127(Suppl 1):S1108 [ESTRO 2018, Barcelona]

Peters S, Frisch S, Guntrum F, Nagaraja S, Pfeiler T, Blase C, Glas M, Tippelt S, Fleischhack G, Timmermann B: Bestrahlung der kraniospinalen Achse am Westdeutschen Protonentherapiezentrum Essen (WPE). Strahlenther Onkol 2018;194(Suppl 1):S30 [DEGRO 2018, Leipzig]

Dietzsch S, Remmele J, Kitzing R, Timmermann B, Jablonska K, Vlad J, Schwarz R, Matuschek C, Grannaß A, Lewitzki V, Valentini C, Rutkowski S, Kortmann RD: Abweichungen der Risikoorgankonturierung und deren Einfluss auf die dokumentierten Organdosen bei kraniospinaler Bestrahlung mit Tumorbett-Boost –Pilotstudie aus dem SIOPE-PNET-5 MB-Protokoll. Strahlenther Onkol 2018 (Suppl 1) 194:S34 [DEGRO 2018, Leipzig]

Geismar D, Steinmeier T, Nagaraja S, Peters S, Plaude S, Tippelt S, Timmermann B: Protonentherapie bei orbitalen Rhabdomyosarkomen am Westdeutschen Protonentherapiezentrum Essen (WPE). Strahlenther Onkol 2018;194(Suppl 1):S81 [DEGRO 2018, Leipzig]

Winckler-Saleske B, Frisch S, Ahmad Khalil D, Plaude S, Tippelt S, Geismar D, Timmermann B: Protonentherapie von Clivuschordomen am Westdeutschen Protonentherapiezentrum Essen (WPE) – Erste Ergebnisse einer prospektiven Untersuchung zur Verträglichkeit im Rahmen von ProReg und KiProReg. Strahlenther Onkol 2018;194(Suppl 1):S101 [DEGRO 2018, Leipzig]

Fruehwald M, Hasselblatt M, Schneppenheim R, Nemes K, Bens S, Johan P, Hauser P, Quiroga E, Solano-Paez P, Bi4assoni V, Gil-da-Costa MJ, Perek-Polnik M, van de Wetering M, Ebinger M, Fleischhack G, Furtwaengler R, Hernaiz-Driever P, Reinhard H, Rukowski S, Schlegel PG, Schmid I, Timmermann B, Kordes U, Gerss J, Kerl K, Nysom K, Siebert R, Kool M, Graf N: Clinical and molecular risk factors in children with atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour (AT/RT) – Evidence from the EU-RHAB registry. Neuro-Oncology 2018 20(2):i28. [ISPNO 2018, Denver]

Benesch M, Neumayer P, Nemes K, Pietsch T, Timmermann B, Bison B, Warmuth-Metz M, Hernaiz Driever P, Ebetsberger-Dachs G, Bourdeaut F, Dufour C, Fouyssac F, Hasselblatt M, Biassoni V, Morales La Madrid A, Entz-Werle N, Laithier V, Quehenberger F, Fruhwald MC: Spinal cord atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT) in children: Results of a European retrospective analysis under the auspices of the EU-RHAB study group. Neuro-Oncology 2018 20(2):i30. [ISPNO 2018, Denver]

Nemes K, Clement N, Kachanov D, Bens S, Shamanskaya T, Varfolomeeva S, Kerl K, Abbink F, Ebinger M, Tippelt S, Graf N, Hasselblatt M, Hernaiz-Driever P, Joao Gil- Da-Costa M, Klingebiel T, Kortmann RD, Pears J, Schlegel PG, Andre N, Bertozzi AI, Corradini N, Dufour C, Fouyssac F, Leblond P, Delattre O, Masliah-Planchon J, Simon T, Timmermann B, Witt O, Schneppenheim R, Joachim Gerss J, Siebert R, Furtwangler R, Bourdeaut F, Fruhwald MC: Congenital rhabdoid tumors as a major clinical challenge – a collaborative european effort. Neuro-Oncology 2018 20(2):i30. [ISPNO 2018, Denver]

Nemes K, Hasselblatt M, Bens S, Erdreich-Epstein A, Biegel J, Khatib Z, Liaugaudiene O, Sadeghipour A, Ebetsberger-Dachs G, emmer A, Khurana C, von der Weid N, chmid I, Mora J, Hernandez Marques C, Jane Pears J, Timmermann B, Kordes U, Gerss J, Furtwangler R, Siebert R, Fruhwald MC: Assisted reproductive technologies and the development of malignant rhabdoid tumours. Neuro-Oncology 2018 20(2):i31. [ISPNO 2018, Denver]

Kordes U, Hartung S, Lobel U, Ozga AK, Traunecker H, Adamski J, Filipek I, Garami M, Solanki G, Hasselblatt M, Pietsch T, Kortmann RD, Ricken C, Timmermann B, Wolff J: Choroid plexus tumors in 2018: The CPT-SIOP Experience and long-term outcome. Neuro-Oncology 2018 20(2):i70. [ISPNO 2018, Denver]

Perwein T, Benesch M, Kandels D, Pietsch T, Timmermann B, Bison B, Warmuth-Metz M, Gnekow AK: Requirements of adjuvant treatment in childhood low grade gliomas (LGG) of the spinal cord: experiences from the German LGG study group. Neuro-Oncology 2018 20(2):i107. [ISPNO 2018, Denver]

Kandels D, Schmidt R, Warmuth-Metz M, Bison B, Kortmann RD, Timmermann B, Pietsch T, K. Gnekow A: Repeated progressions in pediatric chiasmatichypothalamic gliomas (CHG) can we identify successful treatment strategies ? Neuro-Oncology 2018 20(2):i109. [ISPNO 2018, Denver]

Winckler-Saleske B, Frisch S, Ahmad Khalil D, Plaude S, Tippelt S, Geismar D, Timmermann B: Protonentherapie von Clivuschordomen am Westdeutschen Protonentherapiezentrum Essen (WPE) – Erste Ergebnisse einer prospektiven Untersuchung zur Verträglichkeit im Rahmen von ProReg und KiProReg. Strahlenther Onkol 2018;194(Suppl 1):S101 [DEGRO 2018, Leipzig]

Fruehwald M, Hasselblatt M, Schneppenheim R, Nemes K, Bens S, Johan P, Hauser P, Quiroga E, Solano-Paez P, Bi4assoni V, Gil-da-Costa MJ, Perek-Polnik M, van de Wetering M, Ebinger M, Fleischhack G, Furtwaengler R, Hernaiz-Driever P, Reinhard H, Rukowski S, Schlegel PG, Schmid I, Timmermann B, Kordes U, Gerss J, Kerl K, Nysom K, Siebert R, Kool M, Graf N: Clinical and molecular risk factors in children with atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour (AT/RT) – Evidence from the EU-RHAB registry. Neuro-Oncology 2018 20(2):i28. [ISPNO 2018, Denver]

Benesch M, Neumayer P, Nemes K, Pietsch T, Timmermann B, Bison B, Warmuth-Metz M, Hernaiz Driever P, Ebetsberger-Dachs G, Bourdeaut F, Dufour C, Fouyssac F, Hasselblatt M, Biassoni V, Morales La Madrid A, Entz-Werle N, Laithier V, Quehenberger F, Fruhwald MC: Spinal cord atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT) in children: Results of a European retrospective analysis under the auspices of the EU-RHAB study group. Neuro-Oncology 2018 20(2):i30. [ISPNO 2018, Denver]

Nemes K, Clement N, Kachanov D, Bens S, Shamanskaya T, Varfolomeeva S, Kerl K, Abbink F, Ebinger M, Tippelt S, Graf N, Hasselblatt M, Hernaiz-Driever P, Joao Gil- Da-Costa M, Klingebiel T, Kortmann RD, Pears J, Schlegel PG, Andre N, Bertozzi AI, Corradini N, Dufour C, Fouyssac F, Leblond P, Delattre O, Masliah-Planchon J, Simon T, Timmermann B, Witt O, Schneppenheim R, Joachim Gerss J, Siebert R, Furtwangler R, Bourdeaut F, Fruhwald MC: Congenital rhabdoid tumors as a major clinical challenge – a collaborative european effort. Neuro-Oncology 2018 20(2):i30. [ISPNO 2018, Denver]

Nemes K, Hasselblatt M, Bens S, Erdreich-Epstein A, Biegel J, Khatib Z, Liaugaudiene O, Sadeghipour A, Ebetsberger-Dachs G, emmer A, Khurana C, von der Weid N, chmid I, Mora J, Hernandez Marques C, Jane Pears J, Timmermann B, Kordes U, Gerss J, Furtwangler R, Siebert R, Fruhwald MC: Assisted reproductive technologies and the development of malignant rhabdoid tumours. Neuro-Oncology 2018 20(2):i31. [ISPNO 2018, Denver]

Kordes U, Hartung S, Lobel U, Ozga AK, Traunecker H, Adamski J, Filipek I, Garami M, Solanki G, Hasselblatt M, Pietsch T, Kortmann RD, Ricken C, Timmermann B, Wolff J: Choroid plexus tumors in 2018: The CPT-SIOP Experience and long-term outcome. Neuro-Oncology 2018 20(2):i70. [ISPNO 2018, Denver]

Perwein T, Benesch M, Kandels D, Pietsch T, Timmermann B, Bison B, Warmuth-Metz M, Gnekow AK: Requirements of adjuvant treatment in childhood low grade gliomas (LGG) of the spinal cord: experiences from the German LGG study group. Neuro-Oncology 2018 20(2):i107. [ISPNO 2018, Denver]

Kandels D, Schmidt R, Warmuth-Metz M, Bison B, Kortmann RD, Timmermann B, Pietsch T, K. Gnekow A: Repeated progressions in pediatric chiasmatichypothalamic gliomas (CHG) can we identify successful treatment strategies ? Neuro-Oncology 2018 20(2):i109. [ISPNO 2018, Denver]

Pfeiler T, Bäumer C, Engwall E, Geismar D, Spaan B, Timmermann B: Experimental validation of a 4D dose calculation routine for pencil beam scanning proton therapy. Z Med Phys. 2017 Aug 23. [Epub ahead of print]

Bäumer C, Geismar D, Koska B, Kramer PH, Lambert J, Lemke M, Plaude S, Pschichholz L, Qamhiyeh S, Schiemann A, Timmermann B, Vermeren X: Comprehensive clinical commissioning and validation of the RayStation treatment planning system for proton therapy with active scanning and passive treatment techniques. Phys Med. 2017;43:15-24.

Bäumer C, Ackermann B, Hillbrand M, Kaiser FJ, Koska B, Latzel H, Lühre A, Menkel S, Timmermann B: Dosimetry intercomparison of four German proton therapy institutions employing spot scanning. Z Med Phys. 2017;27(2):80-85.

Frisch S & Timmermann B: Evolving Role of Proton Beam Therapy for Sarcomas. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2017;29(8):500-506.

Timmermann B & Schulze Schleithoff S: Protonentherapie bei Kindern mit Hirntumoren. padiatrische praxis 2017;88(3):425-437.

Badiyan SN, Ulmer S, Ahlhelm FJ, Fredh ASM, Kliebsch U, Calaminus G, Bolsi A, Albertini F, Leiser D, Timmermann B, Malyapa RS, Schneider R, Lomax AJ, Weber DC: Clinical and Radiologic Outcomes in Adults and Children Treated with Pencil-Beam Scanning Proton Therapy for Low-Grade Glioma. Int J Particle Ther. 2017;3(4):450-460.

Lee KA, O’Sullivan C, Daly P, Pears J, Owens C, Timmermann B, Ares C, Combs SE, Indelicato D, Capra M: Proton therapy in paediatric oncology: an Irish perspective. Ir J Med Sci. 2017;186(3):577-582.

Simon T, Hero B, Schulte J H, Deubzer H, Hundsdoerfer P, von Schweinitz D, Fuchs J, Schmidt M, Prasad V, Krug B, Timmermann B, Leuschner I, Fischer M, Langer T, Astrahantseff K, Berthold F, Lode H, Eggert A: 2017 GPOH Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Neuroblastic Tumors. Klin Padiatr 2017;229(3):147-167.

Stacchiotti S, Gronchi A, Fossati P, Akiyama T, Alapetite C, Baumann M, Blay JY, Bolle S, Boriani S, Bruzzi P, Capanna R, Caraceni A,Casadei R, Colia V, Debus J, Delaney T, Desai A, Dileo P, Dijkstra S, Doglietto F, Flanagan A, Froelich S, Gardner PA, Gelderblom H, Gokaslan ZL, Haas R, Heery C, Hindi N, Hohenberger P, Hornicek F, Imai R, Jeys L, Jones RL, Kasper B, Kawai A, Krengli M, Leithner A, Logowska I, Broto JM, Mazzatenta D, Morosi C, Nicolai P, Norum OJ, Patel S, Penel N, Picci P, Pilotti S, Radaelli S, Ricchini F, Rutkowski P, Scheipl S, Sen C,Tamborini E, Thornton KA, Timmermann B et al.  Best practices for the Management of Local-regional Recurrent Chordoma. A Position Paper by the Chordoma Global Consensus Group. Ann Oncol. 2017;28(6):1230-1242.

Weber C, Abrunhosa-Branquinho A, Bolsi A, Kacperek A, Dendale R, Geismar D, Bachtiary B, Hall A, Heufelder J, Herfarth K, Debus J, Amichetti M, Krause M, Orecchia R, Vondracek V, Thariat J, Kajdrowicz T, Nilsson K, Grau K: Profile of European proton and carbon ion therapy centers assessed by the EORTC facility questionnaire. Radiother Oncol 2017;124(2):185-189.

Heinemann M, Ranft A, Jürgens H, Langer T, Vieth V, Timmermann B, Weckesser M, Dirksen U, Stegger L: Ewing sarcoma during follow-up. The value of a predefined imaging protocol including FDG-PET/CT for the detection of tumour recurrence. Nuklearmedizin 2017;56(6):201-242.

Noble DJ, Ajithkumar T, Lambert J, Gleeson I, Williams MV, Jefferies SJ: Highly Conformal Craniospinal Radiotherapy Techniques Can Underdose the Cranial Clinical Target Volume if Leptomeningeal Extension through Skull Base Exit Foramina is not Contoured. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2017;29(7):439-447.

Mukherjee B, Fuentes C, Lambert J: Out-of-field dosimetry and 2nd cancer risk assessment of child patients under proton therapy using a TLD-based microdosimeter. Radiat Meas 2017;106: 336.

Lee KA, O’Sullivan C, Daly P, Pears J, Owens C, Timmermann B, Ares C, Combs SE, Indelicato D, Capra M: Proton therapy in paediatric oncology: an Irish perspective. Ir J Med Sci. Oct 2016 [Epub ahead of print ]

Bäumer C, Ackermann B, Hillbrand M, Kaiser FJ, Koska B, Latzel H, Lühre A, Menkel S, Timmermann B: Dosimetry intercomparison of four German proton therapy institutions employing spot scanning. Z Med Phys. 2016 [in press, Available online 16 July 2016 ]

Indelicato DJ, Merchant T, Laperriere N, Lassen Y., Vennarini S, Wolden S, Hartsell W, Pankuch M, Brandal P, Law S, Taylor R, Laskar S, Okcu F, Bouffet E, Mandeville H, Bjork-Eriksson T, Nilsson K, Nystrom H, Constine S, Story M, Timmerman B, Roberts K, Kortmann R: Consensus Report from the Stockholm Pediatric Proton Therapy Conference. Int J Radiation Oncol Biol Phys. 2016;96(2):387-392.

Leiser D, Calaminus G, Malyapa R, Bojaxhiu B, Albertini F, Kliebsch U, Mikroutsikos L, Morach P, Bolsi A, Walser M, Timmermann B, Lomax T, Schneider R, Weber DC: Tumour control and Quality of Life in children with rhabdomyosarcoma treated with pencil beam scanning proton therapy. Radiother Oncol. 2016;120(1):163-168.

Bartelheim K, Nemes K, Seeringer A, Kerl K, Buechner J, Boos J, Graf N, Dürken M, Gerss J, Hasselblatt M, Kortmann RD, Teichert von Luettichau I, Nagel I, Nygaard R, Oyen F, Quiroga E, Schlegel PG, Schmid I, Schneppenheim R, Siebert R, Solano-Paez P, Timmermann B, Warmuth-Metz M, Frühwald MC: Improved 6-year overall survival in AT/RT – results of the registry study Rhabdoid 2007. Cancer Med. 2016;5(8): 1765-1775.

Kontny U, Franzen S, Behrends U, Bührlen M, Christiansen H, Delecluse H, Eble M, Feuchtinger T, Gademann G, Granzen B, Kratz CP, Lassay L, Leuschner I, Mottaghy FM, Schmitt C, Staatz G, Timmermann B, Vorwerk P, Wilop S, Wolff HA, Mertens R: Diagnosis and Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Children and Adolescents – Recommendations of the GPOH-NPC Study Group. Klin Padiatr. 2016;228:105–112.

Lee KA, O’Sullivan C, Daly P, Pears J, Owens C, Timmermann B, Ares C, Combs SE, Indelicato D, Capra M: Proton therapy in paediatric oncology: an Irish perspective. Ir J Med Sci. Oct 2016 [Epub ahead of print ]

Bäumer C, Ackermann B, Hillbrand M, Kaiser FJ, Koska B, Latzel H, Lühre A, Menkel S, Timmermann B: Dosimetry intercomparison of four German proton therapy institutions employing spot scanning. Z Med Phys. 2016 [in press, Available online 16 July 2016 ]

Indelicato DJ, Merchant T, Laperriere N, Lassen Y., Vennarini S, Wolden S, Hartsell W, Pankuch M, Brandal P, Law S, Taylor R, Laskar S, Okcu F, Bouffet E, Mandeville H, Bjork-Eriksson T, Nilsson K, Nystrom H, Constine S, Story M, Timmerman B, Roberts K, Kortmann R: Consensus Report from the Stockholm Pediatric Proton Therapy Conference. Int J Radiation Oncol Biol Phys. 2016;96(2):387-392.

Leiser D, Calaminus G, Malyapa R, Bojaxhiu B, Albertini F, Kliebsch U, Mikroutsikos L, Morach P, Bolsi A, Walser M, Timmermann B, Lomax T, Schneider R, Weber DC: Tumour control and Quality of Life in children with rhabdomyosarcoma treated with pencil beam scanning proton therapy. Radiother Oncol. 2016;120(1):163-168.

Bartelheim K, Nemes K, Seeringer A, Kerl K, Buechner J, Boos J, Graf N, Dürken M, Gerss J, Hasselblatt M, Kortmann RD, Teichert von Luettichau I, Nagel I, Nygaard R, Oyen F, Quiroga E, Schlegel PG, Schmid I, Schneppenheim R, Siebert R, Solano-Paez P, Timmermann B, Warmuth-Metz M, Frühwald MC: Improved 6-year overall survival in AT/RT – results of the registry study Rhabdoid 2007. Cancer Med. 2016;5(8): 1765-1775.

Kontny U, Franzen S, Behrends U, Bührlen M, Christiansen H, Delecluse H, Eble M, Feuchtinger T, Gademann G, Granzen B, Kratz CP, Lassay L, Leuschner I, Mottaghy FM, Schmitt C, Staatz G, Timmermann B, Vorwerk P, Wilop S, Wolff HA, Mertens R: Diagnosis and Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Children and Adolescents – Recommendations of the GPOH-NPC Study Group. Klin Padiatr. 2016;228:105–112.

Bäumer C., Koska B., Lambert J., Timmermann B., Mertens T., Takoukam Talla P.: Evaluation of detectors for acquisition of pristine depth dose curves in pencil beam scanning. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2015 16(6):5577

Lin L., Kang M., Solberg T., Mertens T., Bäumer C., Ainsley C., McDonough J.: Use of a novel two-dimensional ionization chamber array for pencil beam scanning proton therapy beam quality assurance. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2015;16(3):5323

Timmermann B.: Kinder-Radiotherapie. Onkologische Pharmazie 2015;2:16-18 vBölling T, Weege J, Eich HT, Timmermann B, Meyer FM, Rübe C, Kortmann RD, Fischedick K, Rödel C, Koch R, Willich N. Acute and late side effects to salivary glands and oral mucosa after head and neck radiotherapy in children and adolescents. Results of the „Registry for the evaluation of side effects after radiotherapy in childhood and adolescence“ Head Neck. 2015 Aug;37(8):1137-41

Tallen G, Resch A, Calaminus G, Wiener A, Leiss U, Pletschko T, Friedrich C, Langer T, Grabow D, Driever PH, Kortmann RD, Timmermann B, Pietsch T, Warmuth-Metz M, Bison B, Thomale UW, Krauss J, Mynarek M, von Hoff K, Ottensmeier H, Frühwald M, Kramm CM, Temming P, Müller HL, Witt O, Kordes U, Fleischhack G, Gnekow A, Rutkowski S; German Paediatric Brain Tumour Consortium (HIT-Network). Strategies to improve the quality of survival for childhood brain tumour survivors. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2015 Nov;19(6):619-39

Bölling T, Braun-Munzinger G, Burdach S, Calaminus G, Craft A, Delattre O, Deley MC, Dirksen U, Dockhorn-Dworniczak B, Dunst J, Engel S, Faldum A, Fröhlich B, Gadner H, Göbel U, Gosheger G, Hardes J, Hawkins DS, Hjorth L, Hoffmann C, Kovar H, Kruseova J, Ladenstein R, Leuschner I, Lewis IJ, Oberlin O, Paulussen M, Potratz J, Ranft A, Rössig C, Rübe C, Sauer R, Schober O, Schuck A, Timmermann B, Tirode F, van den Berg H, van Valen F, Vieth V, Willich N, Winkelmann W, Whelan J, Womer RB. Development of Curative Therapies for Ewing Sarcomas by Interdisciplinary Cooperative Groups in Europe. Klin Padiatr. 2015 May;227(3):108-115.

Dantonello TM, Stark M, Timmermann B, Fuchs J, Selle B, Linderkamp C, Handgretinger R, Hagen R, Feuchtgruber S, Kube S, Kosztyla D, Kazanowska B, Ladenstein R, Niggli F, Ljungman G, Bielack SS, Klingebiel T, Koscielniak E; on behalf of the Cooperative Weichteilsarkom Studiengruppe [CWS]. Tumour volume reduction after neoadjuvant chemotherapy impacts outcome in localised embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2015 Jan;62(1):16-23

Steffen A.-L., Geismar D., Schulze Schleithoff S., Plass, C., Fleischhack G., Blase C., Christiaens M., Timmermann B.: Protonentherapie von Tumorerkrankungen im Kindesalter – erste Erfahrungen am Westdeutschen Protonentherapiezentrum Essen (WPE). Monatsschr Kinderheilkd 2015; 163:1208-1209 (Vortrag GPOH-Herbsttagung 2015)

Steffen A.-L., Frisch S., Christiaens M., Hüer C., Fleischhack G., Dankwart R., Geismar D., Timmermann B.: Proton Beam Therapy in Childhood – Initial Results from the West German Proton Therapy Center Essen (WPE) Pediatr Blood Cancer 2015; 62(S4):S209 (Vortrag SIOP, Kapstadt)

Calaminus G., Timmermann B., Baust K., Teske C., Schneider R., Kliebsch U., Weber D.: Quality of life in toddlers treated with pencil beam scanning proton therapy for pediatric. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2015; 62(S4):S208 (Vortrag SIOP, Kapstadt)

Geismar D., Steffen A.-L., Frisch S., Dankwart R., Timmermann B.: Proton Therapy in CNS Tumors – First Experiences at West German Proton Therapy Center Essen (WPE) Int J Particle Ther 2015; 2(1):335 (Poster PTCOG 54, San Diego)

Koska B., Bäumer C., Lambert J., Schiemann A., Timmermann B.: Commissioning of and first experiences with RayStation for PBS. Int J Particle Ther 2015; 2(1):267 (Vortrag PTCOG 54, San Diego)

Frisch S., Steffen A.-L., Christiaens M., Geismar D., Timmermann B.: Proton beam therapy in sarcomatous tumors: first experiences at West German Proton Therapy Center Essen (WPE). Strahlenther Onkol 2015; 1914:S34-35 (Vortrag DEGRO 2015)

Timmermann B.: Role of proton therapy in the treatment of paediatric malignancies. Radiotherapy & Oncology 2015; 115(Supplement 1):S153 (Vortrag 3. ESTRO Forum 2015 Barcelona)