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Richard Pötter is affiliated with the Medical University of Vienna in Austria. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Obstetrics and Gynecology. Their academic output includes notable contributions to the study and treatment of gynecologic cancers and advanced radiotherapy techniques.

The main topics covered by their work include:

  • Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Management of metastatic bone disease
  • Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Cancer survivorship and care

Pötter has published extensively in prominent journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Radiotherapy and Oncology
  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
  • Brachytherapy
  • Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Important recent papers authored or co-authored by Pötter are:

  • MRI-guided adaptive brachytherapy in locally advanced cervical cancer (EMBRACE-I): a multicentre prospective cohort study, 2021, The Lancet Oncology
  • Imaging-based target volume reduction in chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (PET-Plan): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled trial, 2020, The Lancet Oncology
  • Image guidance in radiation therapy for better cure of cancer, 2020, Molecular Oncology
  • Ring Versus Ovoids and Intracavitary Versus Intracavitary-Interstitial Applicators in Cervical Cancer Brachytherapy: Results From the EMBRACE I Study, 2020, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Risk Factors for Local Failure Following Chemoradiation and Magnetic Resonance Image-Guided Brachytherapy in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: Results From the EMBRACE-I Study, 2023, Journal of Clinical Oncology

Throughout their career, Pötter has collaborated frequently with other researchers in the field. Their frequent co-authors are:

  • Kari Tanderup
  • Christian Kirisits
  • Alina Sturdza
  • Remi A. Nout
  • Maximilian Schmid

Best Publications

  • Recommendations from gynaecological (GYN) GEC ESTRO working group (II): concepts and terms in 3D image-based treatment planning in cervix cancer brachytherapy-3D dose volume parameters and aspects of 3D image-based anatomy, radiation physics, radiobiology.

    Richard Pötter;Christine Haie-Meder;Erik Van Limbergen;Isabelle Barillot

  • Recommendations from Gynaecological (GYN) GEC-ESTRO Working Group☆ (I): concepts and terms in 3D image based 3D treatment planning in cervix cancer brachytherapy with emphasis on MRI assessment of GTV and CTV

    Christine Haie-Meder;Richard Pötter;Erik Van Limbergen;Edith Briot

  • Clinical outcome of protocol based image (MRI) guided adaptive brachytherapy combined with 3D conformal radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer.

    Richard Pötter;Petra Georg;Johannes C.A. Dimopoulos;Magdalena Grimm

  • The EMBRACE II study: The outcome and prospect of two decades of evolution within the GEC-ESTRO GYN working group and the EMBRACE studies

    Richard Pötter;Kari Tanderup;Christian Kirisits;Astrid de Leeuw

  • Patient selection for accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) after breast-conserving surgery: Recommendations of the Groupe Européen de Curiethérapie-European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (GEC-ESTRO) breast cancer working group based on clinical evidence (2009)

    Csaba Polgár;Erik Van Limbergen;Richard Pötter;György Kovács

  • 5-year results of accelerated partial breast irradiation using sole interstitial multicatheter brachytherapy versus whole-breast irradiation with boost after breast-conserving surgery for low-risk invasive and in-situ carcinoma of the female breast: a randomised, phase 3, non-inferiority trial.

    Vratislav Strnad;Oliver J Ott;Guido Hildebrandt;Daniela Kauer-Dorner

  • The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology/European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology/European Society of Pathology Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Cervical Cancer.

    David Cibula;Richard Pötter;François Planchamp;Elisabeth Avall-Lundqvist

  • Image guided brachytherapy in locally advanced cervical cancer: Improved pelvic control and survival in RetroEMBRACE, a multicenter cohort study.

    Alina Sturdza;Richard Pötter;Lars Ulrik Fokdal;Christine Haie-Meder

  • Clinical impact of MRI assisted dose volume adaptation and dose escalation in brachytherapy of locally advanced cervix cancer.

    Richard Pötter;Johannes Dimopoulos;Petra Georg;Stefan Lang

  • Computed Tomography Versus Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Contouring in Cervical Cancer Brachytherapy: Results of a Prospective Trial and Preliminary Guidelines for Standardized Contours

    Akila N. Viswanathan;Johannes Dimopoulos;Christian Kirisits;Daniel Berger

  • Carbon ion radiotherapy in Japan: an assessment of 20 years of clinical experience.

    Tadashi Kamada;Hirohiko Tsujii;Eleanor A Blakely;Jürgen Debus

  • Recommendations from Gynaecological (GYN) GEC-ESTRO Working Group (IV): Basic principles and parameters for MR imaging within the frame of image based adaptive cervix cancer brachytherapy

    Johannes C.A. Dimopoulos;Peter K Petrow;Kari Tanderup;Primoz Petric

  • MRI-guided adaptive brachytherapy in locally advanced cervical cancer (EMBRACE-I): a multicentre prospective cohort study

    Richard Pötter;Kari Tanderup;Maximilian Paul Schmid;Ina Jürgenliemk-Schulz

  • Dose and volume parameters for mri-based treatment planning in intracavitary brachytherapy for cervical cancer

    Christian Kirisits;Richard Pötter;Stefan Lang;Johannes Dimopoulos

  • The Vienna applicator for combined intracavitary and interstitial brachytherapy of cervical cancer: design, application, treatment planning, and dosimetric results.

    Christian Kirisits;Stefan Lang;Johannes Dimopoulos;Daniel Berger

  • Effect of tumor dose, volume and overall treatment time on local control after radiochemotherapy including MRI guided brachytherapy of locally advanced cervical cancer.

    Kari Tanderup;Lars Ulrik Fokdal;Alina Sturdza;Christine Haie-Meder

  • High Cure Rates and Reduced Long-Term Toxicity in Pediatric Hodgkin's Disease: The German-Austrian Multicenter Trial DAL-HD-90

    Günther Schellong;Richard Pötter;Jürgen Brämswig;Wolfgang Wagner

  • Image guided adaptive brachytherapy with combined intracavitary and interstitial technique improves the therapeutic ratio in locally advanced cervical cancer: Analysis from the retroEMBRACE study.

    Lars Fokdal;Alina Sturdza;Renaud Mazeron;Christine Haie-Meder

  • Dose-volume histogram parameters and local tumor control in magnetic resonance image-guided cervical cancer brachytherapy.

    Johannes C.A. Dimopoulos;Stefan Lang;Christian Kirisits;Elena F. Fidarova

  • Dose–effect relationship for local control of cervical cancer by magnetic resonance image-guided brachytherapy

    Johannes C.A. Dimopoulos;Richard Pötter;Stefan Lang;Elena Fidarova

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Hoskin
Peter Hoskin University of Manchester
Christine Haie-Meder
Christine Haie-Meder Institut Gustave Roussy
Erich Minar
Erich Minar Medical University of Vienna
Wolfgang Uter
Wolfgang Uter University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Rainer Fietkau
Rainer Fietkau University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Søren M. Bentzen
Søren M. Bentzen University of Maryland, Baltimore
Jürgen Debus
Jürgen Debus University Hospital Heidelberg
Roberto Orecchia
Roberto Orecchia European Institute of Oncology
Thomas H. Helbich
Thomas H. Helbich Medical University of Vienna
Christine M. Gall
Christine M. Gall University of California, Irvine

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