UnderstandingRadiationTherapyForPatients,CareGiversandtheGeneralPublicUnderstandingRadiationTherap1IntroductiontoRadiationOncologyRadiationtherapy,orradiotherapy,istheuseofvariousformsofradiationtosafelyandeffectivelytreatcancerandotherdiseases.Radiationtherapyhasbeenaneffectivetoolfortreatingcancerformorethan100years.Abouttwo-...
Cancer,Heartdisease,RadiationProctitis,Cognitivedecline,etc.•Mostcommoncancertypes(70%-80%)canbetreatedwithradiotherapyinsomeway.Theprecisetreatmentwilldependonthetumortype,location,andstage,aswellasthegeneralhealthofthepatient.•Inonesentence:Radiationtherapyisveryimportantincancertherapiesandsomenon-malignant...
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During a 2-year period, 103 consecutive patients undergoing dilation of esophageal strictures induced by radiation therapy for cancer of the esophagus were prospectively studied. The length of the strictures ranged from 0.5 to 13.5 cm (m... VS Swaroop,DC Desai,KM Mohandas,... - 《Gastrointestina...
Abbreviations: 3-D CRT = 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy; AJCC = American Joint Committee on Cancer; chemo = chemotherapy; ES = extensive-stage; fx = fractions; IMRT = intensity modulated radiation therapy; KQs = key questions; LS = limited-stage; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; ...
Patients with cancer have another tool in their toolbox for managing pain. Palliative radiation therapy is an effective option for relieving body aches associated with cancer. Dr. Adam Holtzman, a Mayo Clinic radiation oncologist, explains how innovation is improvingradiation therapy. ...
Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate the outcome and risk factors in patients treated with radiation for endometrial cancer at time of recurrence. Materials and Methods: Three hundred ninety-nine women were treated with radiation therapy for endometrial cancer at KCI/WSU from January 1980 to December ...
(1993) Preoperative chemotherapy and radiation therapy for locally advanced primary and recurrent rectal carcinoma. A report of surgical morbidity. Cancer 71 ... R Dummer,G Burg,F Nestle,... - 《Cancer》 被引量: 47发表: 2015年 Soran A, Ozmen V, Ozbas S, Karanlik H, Muslumanoglu M, ...
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...
High dose radiation delivered by intensity modulated conformal radiotherapy improves the outcome of localized prostate cancer. We present the long-term outcome and tolerance of 3-dimensional (D) conformal and intensity modulated radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer. Betw... MJ Zelefsky,Z ...