[Recent progress in radiation therapy]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2014 Dec;41(13):2535-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Causing selective damage to tumors is an important issue in radiation therapy. This is usually addressed using either a biological or a physical approach. The former includes chemoradiotherapy and a combination of targeted drugs and radiation whereas the latter includes stereotactic radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiotherapy and particle therapy. However, these sophisticated radiotherapy techniques are inadequate due to tumor movement and therefore 4-dimensional radiotherapy which addresses this problem is being clinically investigated.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Radiotherapy / methods*
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic