Melanoma Institute Australia, Poche Centre, North Sydney, Australia.
Cancer J. 2012 Mar-Apr;18(2):203-7. doi: 10.1097/PPO.0b013e31824b241a.
Radiotherapy plays a vital role in the management of primary cutaneous melanoma in definitive, adjuvant, and palliative settings. The indications for radiation therapy in melanoma are expanding on the basis of recent clinical trials. The advances of technology in delivering radiation therapy (stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastasis, stereotactic body radiation therapy, and intensity-modulated radiation therapy) and an increasing appreciation of melanoma radiobiology in particular mean that the role of radiation therapy will continue to expand in this disease.
放射治疗在原发性皮肤黑色素瘤的确定性、辅助性和姑息性治疗中起着至关重要的作用。基于最近的临床试验，放射治疗在黑色素瘤中的适应证正在扩大。放射治疗技术的进步（脑转移的立体定向放射外科手术、立体定向体部放射治疗和强度调制放射治疗）以及对黑色素瘤放射生物学的认识不断提高，意味着放射治疗在这种疾病中的作用将继续扩大。
