Ding Meisong, Newman Francis, Raben David
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Suite 1032, 1665 North Ursula Street, Aurora, CO 80010, USA.
Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2005 Apr;38(2):371-95, vii-viii. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2004.10.009.
This article reviews the most recent technology used in the treatment of head and neck cancer. It discusses brachytherapy, new ways to mix radionuclides for enhanced radiobiologic effects, and different fractionation schemes that have grown in clinical importance. Intensity-modulated radiotherapy has become a mainstay in head and neck cancer treatment, and the authors discuss several popular and emerging approaches. Patient immobilization and imaging are also discussed.
本文回顾了头颈部癌治疗中使用的最新技术。它讨论了近距离放射治疗、混合放射性核素以增强放射生物学效应的新方法,以及在临床重要性方面不断增加的不同分割方案。调强放射治疗已成为头颈部癌治疗的主要手段,作者讨论了几种流行的和新兴的方法。还讨论了患者固定和成像问题。