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Johannes A. Langendijk is affiliated with the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands. Their primary field of research is medicine, with a particular focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, radiation, otorhinolaryngology, and surgery.

Their publications encompass a range of topics including advanced radiotherapy techniques, head and neck cancer studies, radiation therapy and dosimetry, lung cancer diagnosis and treatment, radiomics and machine learning in medical imaging, medical imaging techniques and applications, and oral health in cancer treatment.

Langendijk has contributed to multiple papers in renowned journals. Some recent notable publications include:

  • 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
  • Practice Recommendations for Risk-Adapted Head and Neck Cancer Radiation Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An ASTRO-ESTRO Consensus Statement, 2020, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Roadmap: proton therapy physics and biology, 2020, Physics in Medicine and Biology
  • European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology and European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer consensus on re-irradiation: definition, reporting, and clinical decision making, 2022, The Lancet Oncology
  • The tubarial salivary glands: A potential new organ at risk for radiotherapy, 2020, Radiotherapy and Oncology

Frequent collaborators in Langendijk's research include Stefan Both, Nanna M. Sijtsema, A. van der Schaaf, Lisanne V. van Dijk, and Roel J.H.M. Steenbakkers.

The scientist's work is frequently published in a select group of journals, which include:

  • Radiotherapy and Oncology
  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Medical Physics
  • International Journal of Particle Therapy
  • Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Impact of Late Treatment-Related Toxicity on Quality of Life Among Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Treated With Radiotherapy

    Johannes A. Langendijk;Patricia Doornaert;Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw;Charles R. Leemans

  • The Additional Value of Chemotherapy to Radiotherapy in Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis of the Published Literature

    Johannes Langendijk;CR Leemans;J Buter;J Berkhof

  • 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

  • Selection of patients for radiotherapy with protons aiming at reduction of side effects: the model-based approach.

    Johannes A. Langendijk;Philippe Lambin;Dirk De Ruysscher;Joachim Widder

  • Validation and Modification of a Prediction Model for Acute Cardiac Events in Patients With Breast Cancer Treated With Radiotherapy Based on Three-Dimensional Dose Distributions to Cardiac Substructures

    Veerle A. B. van den Bogaard;Bastiaan D. P. Ta;Arjen van der Schaaf;Angelique B. Bouma

  • CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF SALIVARY GLAND HYPOFUNCTION AND XEROSTOMIA IN HEAD-AND-NECK CANCER PATIENTS: SUCCESSES AND BARRIERS

    Arjan Vissink;James B. Mitchell;Bruce J. Baum;Kirsten H. Limesand

  • Intensity-modulated radiotherapy reduces radiation-induced morbidity and improves health-related quality of life: results of a nonrandomized prospective study using a standardized follow-up program.

    Marije R. Vergeer;Patricia A. H. Doornaert;Derek H. F. Rietveld;C. Rene Leemans

  • Laryngeal preservation with induction chemotherapy for hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: 10-year results of EORTC trial 24891

    Jean-Louis Lefebvre;Guy Andry;Dominique Chevalier;B. Luboinski

  • Peripheral blood IFN-gamma-secreting Valpha24+Vbeta11+ NKT cell numbers are decreased in cancer patients independent of tumor type or tumor load.

    Johan W Molling;Wendy Kölgen;Hans J J van der Vliet;Martijn F Boomsma

  • Current trends in initial management of hypopharyngeal cancer: The declining use of open surgery

    Robert P. Takes;Primož Strojan;Carl E. Silver;Patrick J. Bradley

  • Predictive modelling for swallowing dysfunction after primary (chemo)radiation: Results of a prospective observational study

    Miranda E.M.C. Christianen;Cornelis Schilstra;Ivo Beetz;Christina T. Muijs

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

    Benjamin Lacas;Jean Bourhis;Jens Overgaard;Qiang Zhang

  • Treatment of late sequelae after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

    Primož Strojan;Katherine A. Hutcheson;Avraham Eisbruch;Jonathan J. Beitler

  • Critical weight loss is a major prognostic indicator for disease-specific survival in patients with head and neck cancer receiving radiotherapy.

    J. A. E. Langius;S. Bakker;D. H. F. Rietveld;H. M. Kruizenga

  • 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

  • Impact of radiation-induced xerostomia on quality of life after primary radiotherapy among patients with head and neck cancer.

    Anke Petra Jellema;Anke Petra Jellema;Ben J. Slotman;Patricia Doornaert;C. René Leemans

  • Low Levels of Circulating Invariant Natural Killer T Cells Predict Poor Clinical Outcome in Patients With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Johan W. Molling;Jacqueline A. E. Langius;Johannes A. Langendijk;C. Rene Leemans

  • Sparing the region of the salivary gland containing stem cells preserves saliva production after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.

    Peter van Luijk;Sarah Pringle;Joseph O. Deasy;Vitali V. Moiseenko

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

C. René Leemans
C. René Leemans University of Amsterdam
Ben J. Slotman
Ben J. Slotman University of Amsterdam
Remco de Bree
Remco de Bree Utrecht University
Alessandra Rinaldo
Alessandra Rinaldo University of Udine
Alfio Ferlito
Alfio Ferlito University of Udine
William M. Mendenhall
William M. Mendenhall University of Florida
Arjan Vissink
Arjan Vissink University Medical Center Groningen
Ed Schuuring
Ed Schuuring University Medical Center Groningen
Neil K. Aaronson
Neil K. Aaronson Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Cai Grau
Cai Grau Aarhus University

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