High-dose palliative radiotherapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Farshad ForoudiJennifer G SmithFaye PuttMorikatsu Wada

Published in: Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology (2017)

High-dose radiotherapy to the hemithorax caused significant toxicity to most patients with no improvement in survival. Lower doses of radiotherapy to limited volumes may be useful for palliative purposes.

Keyphrases

high dose
early stage
locally advanced
low dose
radiation induced
radiation therapy
stem cell transplantation
palliative care
advanced cancer
squamous cell carcinoma