The goal of this book chapter is to discuss the role of radiation therapy in the treatment of patients with brain metastases. New techniques permit the delivery of irradiation with a high precision on the tumor, sparing the normal brain tissue. Therefore, the tumor control increased significantly...
Radiation therapy plays an integral part in managing intracranial tumors. While the risk:benefit ratio is considered acceptable for treating malignant tumors, risks of long-term complications of radiotherapy need thorough assessment in adults treated for benign tumors. Many previously reported delayed compl...
Radiation therapy plays an integral part in managing intracranial tumors. While the risk:benefit ratio is considered acceptable for treating malignant tumors, risks of long-term complications of radiotherapy need thorough assessment in adults treated for benign tumors. Many previously reported delayed compl...
Radiation therapy treatscancerby using high-energy waves to kill tumor cells. The goal is to destroy or damage the cancer without hurting too many healthy cells.It is given over a certain time period; it can be given around the time of surgery or chemotherapy. It can also be used to ease...
Around 50% of patients with solid malignant tumours receive radiation therapy with curative or palliative intent at some point in the course of their disease. Early and late side effects limit radiation dose and might affect the long-term health-related quality of life of the patient. The classi...
Because the antibodies do not attack healthy cells, the possibility of radiation damage outside the tumor drops.What it's used forRadiation therapy is used to treat many types of cancer, including cancer of the lung, breast, prostate, testicles, and brain....
, also known as external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT), is usually administered over a protracted course of many doses, commonly referred to as fractions. The use of multiple smaller fractions allows one to take repeated advantage of the superior repair ability of normal cells over tumor cells....
Background The advent of modern radiation techniques, such as intensity modulated and stereotactic ablative radiation therapy, has permitted increasingly accurate delivery of radiation, with ability to shape distribution of dose specifically to the tumor. These techniques limit dose to surrounding normal ti...
Lung cancer often metastasizes to the brain. Historically, brain metastases have been treated with whole-brain radiation therapy. However, whole-brain radiation is associated with cognitive side-effects and studies of non-small cell lung cancer patients have shown that a more targeted form of radiat...
Side effects of radiation therapy depend on the treatment dose and the part of the body treated. The most common side effects of radiation are fatigue, skin reactions (such as a rash or redness) in the treated area, and loss of appetite. Radiation therapy can cause inflammation of tissues ...