The critical components for effective adaptive radiotherapy in patients with unresectable non-small-cell lung cancer: who, when and how.
Suna ZhouYinnan MengXuefeng SunZhicheng JinWei FengHaihua YangPublished in: Future oncology (London, England) (2022)
Adaptive radiotherapy (ART) is a new radiotherapy technology based on image-guided radiation therapy technology, used to avoid radiation overexposure to residual tumors and the surrounding normal tissues. Tumors undergoing the same radiation doses and modes can occur unequal shrinkage due to the variation of response times to radiation doses in different patients. To perform ART effectively, eligible patients with a high probability of benefits from ART need to be identified. Confirming the precise timetable for ART in every patient is another urgent problem to be resolved. Moreover, the outcomes of ART are different depending on the various image guidance used. This review discusses 'who, when and how' as the three key factors involved in the most effective implementation for the management of ART.
Keyphrases
- radiation therapy
- hiv infected
- locally advanced
- radiation induced
- antiretroviral therapy
- early stage
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- gene expression
- rectal cancer
- squamous cell carcinoma
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- deep learning
- type diabetes
- quality improvement
- glycemic control