Late Sequelae of Radiotherapy: The Effect of Technical and Conceptual Innovations in Radiation Oncology

CONCLUSION: Special challenges for research in this field arise from the long latency of radiation sequelae and the need for large-scale, well-documented patient collectives in order to discern dose-effect relationships, and take account of cofactors, when the overall number of events is small. It is hoped that further technical and conceptual advances will be made in the areas of adaptive radiotherapy, proton and heavy-ion therapy, and personalized therapy.PMID:33632385 | DOI:10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0024

Source: Deutsches Arzteblatt International - February 26, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ulrike Hoeller Kerstin Borgmann Michael Oertel Uwe Haverkamp Volker Budach Theodor Hans Eich Source Type: research