کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3025279 1182780 2013 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Current Readings: Improvements in Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی کاردیولوژی و پزشکی قلب و عروق
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Current Readings: Improvements in Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
چکیده انگلیسی

The treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma with radiation therapy has always been a technical challenge. Early experience with intensity-modulated radiation therapy demonstrated troubling toxicity. Recent reports from institutions have demonstrated that with greater experience, intensity-modulated radiation therapy can be delivered safely, both in the setting of pneumonectomy or pleurectomy. After pneumonectomy, the dose to the contralateral lung must be minimized, preferably with a volume of lung receiving 20 Gy (V20) to less than 5% and a mean lung dose of approximately 10%. In the setting of 2 intact lungs, the mean lung dose can be as high as 20 Gy. Expected rates of grade 3 or worse radiation pneumonitis are 12%-20%. The rates of fatal pneumonitis are approximately 3%-8% in these studies, which demonstrate the considerable toxicity of treatment, even with improved technique.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Volume 25, Issue 3, Autumn 2013, Pages 245–250
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