New advances in technique of radiotherapy of malignancies and prospect
- VernacularTitle:肿瘤放射治疗学新进展与发展设想
- Author:
Mei SHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
radiotherapy planning, computer-assisted;
antineoplastic protocols
- From:
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
1983;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To review the domestic and international state-of-the-art technique of radiation oncology, and to suggest the direction, objective and main aim of radiotherapy in the military. Methods The latest advance in the field of radiation oncology was analyzed after retrieving the references concerned, reviews, meeting reports and treatises published in the latest decade. Results Since 80s of the 20th century, radiotherapy had evolved into a new era of the precise 3-D treatment techniques. The feature of all these modern advanced techniques was to encompass all cancer cells with sufficient high dose of radiation to raise the local tumor control rate, while simultaneously sparing the surrounding normal tissues to decrease severe complications. Imaging guiding radiotherapy might technically assure precision radiation therapy, and its clinical application and research work had been in progress in great fervor. Conclusions On the basis of developing a precise treatment, more attention should be put into research in the field of medical physics and radiobiology in the future, together with the use of new technology. Patients with cancer will be maximally benefited from a comprehensive therapy, including the combined use of precision radiotherapy, chemotherapy, hyperthermia therapy, intervention therapy and molecular target therapy, and other new treatment modality, such as heavy ion radiation therapy.
