Clinical application of helical tomotherapy in tumor therapy
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2010.11.009
- VernacularTitle:螺旋断层放疗在肿瘤治疗中的应用
- Author:
Ying YAN
;
Haibo ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Radiation therapy;
Neoplasms;
Tomotherapy
- From:
Journal of International Oncology
2010;37(11):828-831
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Helical tomotherapy is the radiation treatment device that combined CT imaging with a linear accelerator, and capable of implementing 360-degree intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), MVCT image guidance, adaptive therapy, stereotactic radio-surgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation treatment (SBRT) etc. A very broad spectrum of tumor can be treated by helical tomotherapy.
