Utilization of intensity-modulated radiation therapy and image-guided radiation therapy in pancreatic cancer: is it beneficial?
| Autor: | Adam S. Reese, Wei Lu, William F. Regine |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Radiotherapy Dosage Intensity-modulated radiation therapy medicine.disease Radiation therapy Pancreatic Neoplasms Oncology Pancreatic cancer medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Medical physics Radiology Radiotherapy Intensity-Modulated business Quality assurance Image-guided radiation therapy Radiotherapy Image-Guided |
| Zdroj: | Seminars in radiation oncology. 24(2) |
| ISSN: | 1532-9461 |
| Popis: | The recent development of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and improvements in image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) have provided considerable advances in the utilization of radiation therapy (RT) for the management of pancreatic cancer. IGRT allows for the reduction of treatment volumes, potentially less chance of a marginal miss, and quality assurance of gastrointestinal filling, while IMRT has been shown to reduce both sudden and late side effects compared with 3-dimensional conformal RT. Here, we review published data and provide essential recommendations on the utilization of IMRT and IGRT for the management of patients with pancreatic cancer. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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