Conformal radiotherapy (3-DURT)
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https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.858Keywords:
NEOPLASMS – radiotherapy, RADIOTHERAPY – methods, RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGEAbstract
The paper presents the basic principles and procedures important for the implementation of conformal radiotherapy. It is a specific radiotherapy method which consists of two system: one for the radiotherapy planning (CT-simulator with computer units) and the other one for the radiotherapy itself. Development of the computer technology made radiotherapy much more precise, with tridimensional approach and the possibility to apply much higher total doses to the tumor site. At the same time, the risk of developing the toxic effects in the surrounding healthy tissue is much lower. The conformal radiotherapy, although more time consuming, remains the method of choice in the contemporary radiotherapy.
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