Radiation-Induced Liver Disease and Modern Radiotherapy

• Published in: Seminars in radiation oncology Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 321 - 331
• Main Authors: Koay, Eugene J., Owen, Dawn, Das, Prajnan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2018
• Subjects: Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; Humans; Liver - radiation effects; Liver Diseases - etiology; Liver Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Radiation Injuries - etiology; Radiometry; Radiotherapy - adverse effects; Risk Factors

Modern radiotherapy techniques have enabled high focal doses of radiation to be delivered to patients with primary and secondary malignancies of the liver. The current clinical practice of radiation oncology has benefitted from decades of research that have informed how to achieve excellent local co...