Abstract
This review summarizes recent updates on the role and timing of radiotherapy (RT). Multidisciplinary case discussion and careful case selection before any treatment modality can avoid morbidity and mortality. Advances in RT technology include proton treatment, respiratory gating, immobilization, forward planning, intensity-modulated radiation (IMRT), volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT), tomotherapy, image-guided radiation treatment (IGRT) and on-treatment cone-beam computerized axial tomography scan (CBCT). These allow decreased doses to organ at risk such as brachial plexus, ribs, spinal cord, contralateral esophagus (CE), lung, heart, and adjacent liver. We used mesothelioma and thymoma as an example to illustrate improvements in RT techniques in past decade.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
