Radiotherapy in comprehensive treatment of gastric cancer
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2011.08.018
- VernacularTitle:放疗在胃癌综合治疗中的应用
- Author:
Jia LI
;
Yonghua YU
;
Xijun LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Stomach neoplasms;
Radiotherapy,confonnal;
Radiotherapy,intensity- modulated
- From:
Journal of International Oncology
2011;38(8):614-617
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Radiotherapy is an effective mean of treatment of gastric cancer. Combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy in gastric cancer preoperative, postoperative and palliatie treatments can increase the local control rate and the survival rate of gastric cancer patients. With the development of three-dimensional conformal and intensity modulated radiotherapy, the radiotherapy is being more extensively applied in the comprehensive treatment of gastric cancer.
