Overview: Where Does Radiation Therapy Fit in the Spectrum of Liver Cancer Local-Regional Therapies?
Radiation in the Spectrum of Treatment for Liver Cancer
LA Dawson
Yes
20110901
2011 Oct 1
Semin Radiat Oncol
Overview: Where Does Radiation Therapy Fit in the Spectrum of Liver Cancer Local-Regional Therapies?
Semin Radiat Oncol. 2011 Oct 1;21(4):241-246, LA Dawson
Abstract
Abstract
Experience with radiation therapy for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver metastases has increased rapidly in the past decade. This is principally because of advances in imaging and radiation techniques that can conform high doses to focal cancers and to a better understanding of how to avoid radiation-induced liver toxicity. Guidelines on how to use radiation therapy safely are becoming more clearly established, and reports of tumor control at 2 to 5 years show the potential...