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Cai Grau is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark, specializing in medical research with a focus on oncology and radiation therapy. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and physics, particularly addressing cancer treatment and radiation effects.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Physics and Astronomy

They have published extensively in subfields such as:

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Radiation
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Surgery

The core topics of their work cover:

  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
  • Radiation Dose and Imaging
  • Effects of Radiation Exposure

Cai Grau has contributed to numerous publications, several of which have been influential in the field. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, larynx, oropharynx and hypopharynx: EHNS-ESMO-ESTRO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up" (2020, Annals of Oncology)
  • "Meta-analysis of chemotherapy in head and neck cancer (MACH-NC): An update on 107 randomized trials and 19,805 patients, on behalf of MACH-NC Group" (2021, Radiotherapy and Oncology)
  • "In vivo validation and tissue sparing factor for acute damage of pencil beam scanning proton FLASH" (2021, Radiotherapy and Oncology)
  • "The Danish Head and Neck Cancer Group (DAHANCA) 2020 radiotherapy guidelines" (2020, Radiotherapy and Oncology)
  • "Pencil beam scanning proton FLASH maintains tumor control while normal tissue damage is reduced in a mouse model" (2022, Radiotherapy and Oncology)

They frequently publish in these scientific journals:

  • Radiotherapy and Oncology
  • Acta Oncologica
  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
  • Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology

Collaborations are a significant aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Christian Rønn Hansen
  • Jørgen Johansen
  • Kenneth Jensen
  • Jens Overgaard
  • P.R. Poulsen

Best Publications

  • CT-based delineation of lymph node levels and related CTVs in the node-negative neck: DAHANCA, EORTC, GORTEC, NCIC,RTOG consensus guidelines.

    Vincent Grégoire;Peter Levendag;Kian K. Ang;Jacques Bernier

  • Five compared with six fractions per week of conventional radiotherapy of squamous-cell carcinoma of head and neck: DAHANCA 6&7 randomised controlled trial

    Jens Overgaard;Hanne Sand Hansen;Lena Specht;Marie Overgaard

  • Delineation of the neck node levels for head and neck tumors: A 2013 update. DAHANCA, EORTC, HKNPCSG, NCIC CTG, NCRI, RTOG, TROG consensus guidelines

    Vincent Grégoire;Kian Ang;Wilfried Budach;Cai Grau

  • CT-based delineation of organs at risk in the head and neck region: DAHANCA, EORTC, GORTEC, HKNPCSG, NCIC CTG, NCRI, NRG Oncology and TROG consensus guidelines.

    Charlotte L. Brouwer;Roel J.H.M. Steenbakkers;Jean Bourhis;Wilfried Budach

  • Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, larynx, oropharynx and hypopharynx: EHNS-ESMO-ESTRO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.

    J.-P. Machiels;J.-P. Machiels;C. René Leemans;W. Golusinski;C. Grau

  • Phase II study on stereotactic body radiotherapy of colorectal metastases.

    Morten Hoyer;Henrik Roed;Anders Traberg Hansen;Lars Ohlhuis

  • Reprint of "Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, larynx, oropharynx and hypopharynx: EHNS-ESMO-ESTRO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up"

    J.-P. Machiels;C. René Leemans;W. Golusinski;C. Grau

  • Study of Failure Pattern Among High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients With or Without Postmastectomy Radiotherapy in Addition to Adjuvant Systemic Therapy: Long-Term Results From the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group DBCG 82 b and c Randomized Studies

    Hanne M. Nielsen;Marie Overgaard;Cai Grau;Anni R. Jensen

  • Cervical lymph node metastases from unknown primary tumours. Results from a national survey by the Danish Society for Head and Neck Oncology.

    Cai Grau;Lars Vendelbo Johansen;John Jakobsen;Poul Geertsen

  • Delineation of the primary tumour Clinical Target Volumes (CTV-P) in laryngeal, hypopharyngeal, oropharyngeal and oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: AIRO, CACA, DAHANCA, EORTC, GEORCC, GORTEC, HKNPCSG, HNCIG, IAG-KHT, LPRHHT, NCIC CTG, NCRI, NRG Oncology, PHNS, SBRT, SOMERA, SRO, SSHNO, TROG consensus guidelines.

    Vincent Grégoire;Mererid Evans;Quynh Thu Le;Jean Bourhis

  • Role of radiotherapy fractionation in head and neck cancers (MARCH): an updated meta-analysis

    Benjamin Lacas;Jean Bourhis;Jens Overgaard;Qiang Zhang

  • International guideline for the delineation of the clinical target volumes (CTV) for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

    Anne W Lee;Wai Tong Ng;Jian Ji Pan;Sharon S Poh

  • Chemical radioprotection: A critical review of amifostine as a cytoprotector in radiotherapy

    Christian Nicolaj Andreassen;Cai Grau;Jacob Christian Lindegaard

  • Late swallowing dysfunction and dysphagia after radiotherapy for pharynx cancer: frequency, intensity and correlation with dose and volume parameters.

    Kenneth Jensen;Karin Lambertsen;Cai Grau

  • Meta-analysis of chemotherapy in head and neck cancer (MACH-NC): An update on 107 randomized trials and 19,805 patients, on behalf of MACH-NC Group.

    Benjamin Lacas;Alexandra Carmel;Cécile Landais;Stuart J Wong

  • Cancer of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses: A Clinico-pathological Study of 277 Patients

    Grethe Harbo;Cai Grau;Troels Bundgaard;Marie Overgaard

  • The influence of HPV-associated p16-expression on accelerated fractionated radiotherapy in head and neck cancer: evaluation of the randomised DAHANCA 6&7 trial

    Pernille Lassen;Jesper G. Eriksen;Annelise Krogdahl;Marianne Hamilton Therkildsen

  • Radiotherapy equipment and departments in the European countries: Final results from the ESTRO-HERO survey

    Cai Grau;Noémie Defourny;Julian Malicki;Peter Dunscombe

  • Prospective study of 18FDG-PET in the detection and management of patients with lymph node metastases to the neck from an unknown primary tumor. Results from the DAHANCA-13 study.

    Jørgen Johansen;Simon Buus;Annika Loft;Susanne Keiding

  • The optimal utilization proportion of external beam radiotherapy in European countries: An ESTRO-HERO analysis.

    Josep M. Borras;Yolande Lievens;Peter Dunscombe;Mary Coffey

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens Overgaard
Jens Overgaard Aarhus University Hospital
Lena Specht
Lena Specht University of Copenhagen
Johannes A. Langendijk
Johannes A. Langendijk University Medical Center Groningen
Vincent Grégoire
Vincent Grégoire Université Catholique de Louvain
Brian O'Sullivan
Brian O'Sullivan Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Ben J. Slotman
Ben J. Slotman University of Amsterdam
Quynh-Thu Le
Quynh-Thu Le Stanford University
Robert Zachariae
Robert Zachariae Aarhus University Hospital
David I. Rosenthal
David I. Rosenthal The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Freddie Bray
Freddie Bray International Agency For Research On Cancer

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