The Emerging Role of IG-IMRT for Palliative Radiotherapy: A Single-Institution Experience

Rajiv S. Samant; L. Gerig; L. Montgomery; R. MacRae; G. Fox; B. Nyiri; K. Carty; M. MacPherson

doi:10.3747/co.v16i3.304

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1 May 2009

The Emerging Role of IG-IMRT for Palliative Radiotherapy: A Single-Institution Experience

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Division of Radiation Oncology, The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L6, Canada

Department of Medical Physics, The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, University of Ottawa and Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Department of Radiation Therapy, The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada

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Department of Medical Physics, Carlo Fidani Peel Regional Cancer Centre, Mississauga, and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Curr. Oncol.2009, 16(3), 40-45;https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v16i3.304

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Abstract

Many modern radiotherapy centers now have image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy (ig-imrt) tools available for clinical use, and the technique offers many options for patients requiring palliative radiotherapy. We describe a single-institution experience with ig-imrt for short-course palliative radiotherapy, highlighting the unique situations in which the technique can be most effectively used.

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image-guided radiotherapy; intensity-modulated radiotherapy; palliation

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