Technical aspects of radiation therapy for anal cancer
Historically treated with surgery, current practice recommends anal carcinoma to be treated with a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. This review will examine the anatomy, modes of disease spread and recurrence, and evaluate the existing evidence for treatment options for these tumors. An in...
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Published in | Journal of gastrointestinal oncology Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 198 - 211 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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China
Pioneer Bioscience Publishing Company
01.06.2014
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Summary: | Historically treated with surgery, current practice recommends anal carcinoma to be treated with a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. This review will examine the anatomy, modes of disease spread and recurrence, and evaluate the existing evidence for treatment options for these tumors. An in-depth examination of specific radiation therapy (RT) techniques-such as conventional 3D-conformal RT and intensity-modulated RT-will be discussed along with modern dose constraints. RT field arrangement, patient setup, and recommended gross and clinical target volume (CTV) contours will be considered. Areas in need of further investigation, such as the role in treatment for positron emission tomography (PET) will be explored. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 |
ISSN: | 2078-6891 2219-679X |
DOI: | 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2014.026 |