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19553795

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6 Suppl
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
High-resolution, three-dimensional functional imaging has improved delivery of radiotherapy to tumors while minimizing damage to adjacent, healthy tissue. A growing array of energy sources and delivery systems, including external delivery of protons and brachytherapy, are also credited with improvement in the therapeutic index of treating diseases with radiation. In many malignancies, the therapeutic effects of radiotherapy can be significantly augmented by coordinated delivery of adjunctive therapies, particularly chemotherapy. In age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other diseases of the eye, radiotherapy combined with pharmaceutical agents, including antiangiogenesis therapies, have the potential to an additive or synergistic effect. In AMD, the most significant challenge for radiotherapy may be precise delivery to the target and avoidance of damage to surrounding tissues.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1539-2864
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S30-1
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
General principles of radiation and chemoradiation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiation Oncology, the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. hahn@xrt.upenn.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article