PMID: 9538638Apr 16, 1998Paper

Results of radiotherapy in the year of the Röntgen centenary

Orvosi hetilap
Olga Esik

Abstract

In 1996, the three leading radiation oncology periodicals (Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys.--USA, Radiother. Oncol.--Europe, and Strahlenther. Onkol.--Germany) published 681 papers. Among the different topics, the clinical subjects accounted for almost half (46%) of the total number of publications, followed by radiation physics/techniques (18%) and radiation biology (17%). The 13% of editorials/review articles reflects a considerable endeavor towards integration; the contribution of papers relating to professional organization amounted to 2%. The fact that 1996 was the centennial year of the discovery of the Röntgen rays explains the reasonable proportion (4%) of historical reviews. Within the special topics, prostatic cancer and breast cancer were the two most frequent issues. Dose escalation was the most important tool applied to improve the results of the radiation therapy of tumors with unfavorable prognostic signs or radioresistance. The increase in the applied dose was made possible by a decrease in the planning target volume (PTV), 3D forward and inverse radiation treatment planning, a combination of tomographic (CT/MRI/US) diagnostic methods (image registration/fusion), optimizing algorithms, computer-controlled deli...Continue Reading

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