Bengt Johansson

Articles in journals

• Staby Olsén, J. , Valachis, A. & Johansson, B. (2025). A Randomized Trial on Accelerated Versus Standard Small-margin Radiation Schedule in Patients With Prostate Cancer Treated With Combined Brachytherapy and External Beam Radiation Therapy: Toxicity Outcomes and Patterns of Prostate Movement.  Advances in radiation oncology, 10 (4). [BibTeX]
• Staby Olsén, J. , Valachis, A. , Karlsson, L. & Johansson, B. (2025). Biochemical outcome of prostate cancer patients treated with hypofractionated external radiation and a single high-dose-rate brachytherapy boost.  Brachytherapy, 24 (1), 45-53. [BibTeX]
• Staby Olsén, J. , Valachis, A. & Johansson, B. (2025). Effectiveness, toxicity and impact on quality of life of high-dose-rate brachytherapy delivered in two fractions as monotherapy in patients with prostate cancer.  Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, 51. [BibTeX]
• Wickberg, Å. , Prag, C. , Valachis, A. , Karlsson, L. & Johansson, B. (2024). Intraoperative Radiation Therapy Delivered by Brachytherapy in Breast Cancer: An Interim Analysis of a Phase 2 Trial.  Clinical Breast Cancer, 24 (3), 243-252. [BibTeX]
• Kahlmeter Brandell, J. , Valachis, A. , Ugge, H. , Smith, D. & Johansson, B. (2024). Moderately hypofractionated prostate-only versus whole-pelvis radiotherapy for high-risk prostate cancer: A retrospective real-world single-center cohort study.  Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, 48. [BibTeX]
• Olsén, J. S. , Estefan, D. , Valachis, A. , Jakobsson, F. , Karlsson, L. & Johansson, B. (2022). Predicting toxicity caused by high-dose-rate brachytherapy single boost for prostate cancer.  Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 14 (1), 7-14. [BibTeX]
• Johansson, B. , Staby Olsén, J. , Karlsson, L. , Lundin, E. & Lennernäs, B. (2021). High-dose-rate brachytherapy as monotherapy for low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer: long-term experience of Swedish single-center.  Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 13 (3), 245-253. [BibTeX]
• Wickberg, A. , Liljegren, G. , Ahlgren, J. , Karlsson, L. , With, A. & Johansson, B. (2021). Intraoperative high dose rate brachytherapy during breast-conserving surgery: A Prospective Pilot Study.  Scandinavian Journal of Surgery, 110 (3), 312-321. [BibTeX]
• Kovács, G. , Martinez-Monge, R. , Budrukkar, A. , Luis Guinot, J. , Johansson, B. , Strnad, V. , Rovirosa, A. , Siebert, F. & et al. (2021). Response to Escande et al.: Magnetic guided brachytherapy: Time for non-pelvic cancer? Example from tongue brachytherapy.  Radiotherapy and Oncology, 155, e3-e4. [BibTeX]
• Fransson, P. , Nilsson, P. , Gunnlaugsson, A. , Beckman, L. , Tavelin, B. , Norman, D. , Thellenberg-Karlsson, C. , Hoyer, M. & et al. (2021). Ultra-hypofractionated versus conventionally fractionated radiotherapy for prostate cancer (HYPO-RT-PC): patient-reported quality-of-life outcomes of a randomised, controlled, non-inferiority, phase 3 trial.  The Lancet Oncology, 22 (2), 235-245. [BibTeX]
• Widmark, A. , Gunnlaugsson, A. , Beckman, L. , Thellenberg-Karlsson, C. , Hoyer, M. , Lagerlund, M. , Kindblom, J. , Ginman, C. & et al. (2019). Ultra-hypofractionated versus conventionally fractionated radiotherapy for prostate cancer: 5-year outcomes of the HYPO-RT-PC randomised, non-inferiority, phase 3 trial.  The Lancet, 394 (10196), 385-395. [BibTeX]
• Hjortshøj, C. S. , Jensen, A. S. , Sørensen, K. , Nagy, E. , Johansson, B. , Kronvall, T. , Dellborg, M. , Estensen, M. & et al. (2017). Epidemiological changes in Eisenmenger syndrome in the Nordic region in 1977-2012.  Heart, 103 (17), 1353-1358. [BibTeX]
• Kovács, G. , Martinez-Monge, R. , Budrukkar, A. , Guinot, J. L. , Johansson, B. , Strnad, V. , Skowronek, J. , Rovirosa, A. & et al. (2017). GEC-ESTRO ACROP recommendations for head & neck brachytherapy in squamous cell carcinomas: 1st update - Improvement by cross sectional imaging based treatment planning and stepping source technology.  Radiotherapy and Oncology, 122 (2), 248-254. [BibTeX]
• Wikström, J. , Isacsson, U. , Johansson, B. & Lennernäs, B. (2017). Magnetic Resonance Compatibility of a Transponder Aimed for Radiotherapy Positioning - A Phantom Study.  Anticancer Research, 37 (9), 4993-4996. [BibTeX]
• Nyholm, T. , Olsson, C. , Agrup, M. , Björk, P. , Björk-Eriksson, T. , Gagliardi, G. , Grinåker, H. , Gunnlaugsson, A. & et al. (2016). A national approach for automated collection of standardized and population-based radiation therapy data in Sweden.  Radiotherapy and Oncology, 119 (2), 344-350. [BibTeX]
• Karlsson, L. , Thunberg, P. , Johansson, B. & Persliden, J. (2014). The impact of activating source dwell positions outside the CTV on the dose to treated normal tissue volumes in TRUS guided 3D conformal interstitial HDR brachytherapy of prostate cancer.  Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 6 (3), 282-288. [BibTeX]
• Johansson, B. , Karlsson, L. , Hardell, L. & Persliden, J. (2011). Long term results of PDR brachytherapy for lip cancer.  Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 3 (2), 65-69. [BibTeX]
• Johansson, B. , Karlsson, L. , Reizenstein, J. , von Beckerath, M. , Hardell, L. & Persliden, J. (2011). Pulsed dose rate brachytherapy as the boost in combination with external beam irradiation in base of tongue cancer: Long-term results from a uniform clinical series.  Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 3 (1), 11-17. [BibTeX]
• Johansson, B. , Karlsson, L. , Liljegren, G. , Hardell, L. & Persliden, J. (2009). Pulsed dose rate brachytherapy as the sole adjuvant radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery of T1-T2 breast cancer: first long time results from a clinical study.  Radiotherapy and Oncology, 90 (1), 30-35. [BibTeX]

Articles, reviews/surveys

• Tagliaferri, L. , Budrukkar, A. , Lenkowicz, J. , Cambeiro, M. , Bussu, F. , Guinot, J. L. , Hildebrandt, G. , Johansson, B. & et al. (2018). ENT COBRA ONTOLOGY: the covariates classification system proposed by the Head & Neck and Skin GEC-ESTRO Working Group for interdisciplinary standardized data collection in head and neck patient cohorts treated with interventional radiotherapy (brachytherapy).  Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 10 (3), 260-266. [BibTeX]
• Tagliaferri, L. , Kovacs, G. , Autorino, R. , Budrukkar, A. , Luis Guinot, J. , Hildebrand, G. , Johansson, B. , Martinez Monge, R. & et al. (2016). ENT COBRA (Consortium for Brachytherapy Data Analysis): interdisciplinary standardized data collection system for head and neck patients treated with interventional radiotherapy (brachytherapy).  Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 8 (4), 336-343. [BibTeX]

Conference papers

• Johansson, B. (2021). Brachytherapy a useful tool for nasal and peri-nasal tumours. In:  Radiotherapy and Oncology. Paper presented at World Congress of Brachytherapy (WCB 2021), (Online Congress), May 6-8, 2021. (pp. S62-S62). Elsevier. [BibTeX]
• Widmark, A. , Gunnlaugsson, A. , Beckman, L. , Thellenberg-Karlsson, C. , Hoyer, M. , Lagerlund, M. , Fransson, P. , Tavelin, B. & et al. (2018). Ultrahypofractionation for prostate cancer: Outcome from the Scandinavian phase 3 HYPO-RT-PC trial. In:  Radiotherapy and Oncology. Paper presented at 37th Meeting of the European-Society-for-Radiotherapy-and-Oncology (ESTRO), Barcelona, Spain, April 20-24, 2018. (pp. S314-S314). Elsevier. [BibTeX]

Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries

• Johansson, B. (2010). Long-term outcome research on PDR brachytherapy with focus on breast, base of tongue and lip cancer. (Doctoral dissertation). (Comprehensive summary) Örebro: Örebro universitet. [BibTeX]

Manuscripts

• Staby Olsén, J. , Valachis, A. & Johansson, B. A randomized trial on accelerated versus standard small-margin radiation schedule in patients with prostate cancer treated with combined brachytherapy and external beam radiation therapy : toxicity outcomes and patterns of prostate movement. [BibTeX]
• Staby Olsén, J. , Valachis, A. & Johansson, B. Effectiveness, toxicity and impact on quality of life of high-dose-rate brachytherapy delivered in two fractions as monotherapy in patients with prostate cancer. [BibTeX]
• Wickberg, Å. , Liljegren, G. , Ahlgren, J. , Karlsson, L. , With, A. & Johansson, B. Intraoperative high dose rate brachytherapy during breast-conserving surgery : a prospective pilot study. [BibTeX]
• Johansson, B. , Karlsson, L. , Reizenstein, J. , von Beckerath, M. , Hardell, L. & Persliden, J. Long term results from a uniform clinical series on pulsed dose rate brachytherapy as the boost to external beam irradiation in base of tongue cancer. [BibTeX]
• Johansson, B. , Karlsson, L. , Hardell, L. & Persliden, J. Pulsed dose rate monobrachytherapy for cancer of the lip : first long time results from a clinical study. [BibTeX]