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- Title
Innovations en radiothérapie.
- Authors
Pointreau, Y.; Vogin, G.; Liem, X.; Berges, O.; Riou, O.; Louvel, G.; Ortholan, C.
- Abstract
Radiotherapy is a major treatment for cancer curability. During recent years, radiotherapy has gained in precision and reproducibility using major technological advances. Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy has been implemented into routine practice with the delineation of tumor volumes and organs at risk and the use of dosimetry (integrating dose constraints and dose-volume histograms). Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) can 'sculpt' the dose around treatment volumes to spare normal tissues more efficiently. Image-guided radiation therapy is now widely used to control the position of the target during a treatment course. Dynamic arctherapy is a way to optimize IMRT using arctherapy, an old concept that makes IMRT delivery quicker and accessible for a larger patient load. Concepts in radiotherapy are strong and will be deployed on all radiotherapy units. Radiation oncology is probably only at its dawn. These innovations open a promising future for improvements in the cure of cancer.
- Subjects
CANCER radiotherapy; TECHNOLOGICAL innovations; IMAGE-guided radiation therapy; MEDICAL imaging systems; THREE-dimensional imaging; CANCER patient medical care; HADRONS
- Publication
Oncologie (Tech Science Press), 2012, Vol 14, Issue 1, p17
- ISSN
1292-3818
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10269-012-2110-4