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Key changes in the future clinical application of ultra-high dose rate radiotherapy.
- Source :
- Frontiers in Oncology; 2023, p1-10, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Ultra-high dose rate radiotherapy (FLASH-RT) is an external beam radiotherapy strategy that uses an extremely high dose rate (≥40 Gy/s). Compared with conventional dose rate radiotherapy (≤0.1 Gy/s), the main advantage of FLASH-RT is that it can reduce damage of organs at risk surrounding the cancer and retain the anti-tumor effect. An important feature of FLASH-RT is that an extremely high dose rate leads to an extremely short treatment time; therefore, in clinical applications, the steps of radiotherapy may need to be adjusted. In this review, we discuss the selection of indications, simulations, target delineation, selection of radiotherapy technologies, and treatment plan evaluation for FLASH-RT to provide a theoretical basis for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- EXTERNAL beam radiotherapy
CLINICAL medicine
RADIOTHERAPY
DISEASE risk factors
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2234943X
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Frontiers in Oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173636636
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1244488