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3709051

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-7-7
pubmed:abstractText
Restriction of the volume irradiated is a fundamental tenet of radiotherapy. Conventional two-dimensional treatment results in geometrically shaped high-dose regions, the sizes of which are defined by the greatest dimensions of a tumour mass. Conformation therapy permits a tumour to be considered for treatment as multiple short segments, and the radiation field to be tailored to fit each segment accurately. This paper demonstrates that this results in a reduction of the treatment volume of between 10% and 80%, depending on the shape of the tumour. Also, it is shown that a greater proportion of the high-dose region is occupied by tumour, thus reducing the volume of normal tissue treated to a high dose. Smaller treatment volumes allow the prescription of tumoricidal doses and improve the tolerance of radiation by patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0009-9260
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
267-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Conformation therapy: a method of improving the tumour treatment volume ratio.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't