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Sphincter-preserving radiation therapy for rectal cancer: a simulation study using three-dimensional computerized technology |
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Published in | Colorectal Disease. 2006, vol. 8, no. 7, p. 570-4 | |
Abstract | The acquisition of detailed computerized tomography (CT) imaging at the time of simulation, along with three-dimensional (3D) treatment planning software has been integrated with radiation delivery hardware to create the modality known as 3D conformal radiotherapy (3DXRT). This approach provides, in theory, a means to selectively subtract the anal sphincter from the high-dose field of irradiation in patients with stage II and III adenocarcinomas of the mid-rectum scheduled for low anterior resection (LAR). | |
Keywords | Anal Canal/radiation effects — Computer Simulation — Humans — Radiotherapy Dosage — Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted — Radiotherapy, Conformal/methods — Rectal Neoplasms/pathology/radionuclide imaging/radiotherapy/therapy — Rectum/surgery — Tomography, Emission-Computed/methods | |
Identifiers | PMID: 16919108 | |
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Research groups | Chirurgie viscérale (104) Chirurgie viscérale (HUG) | |
Citation (ISO format) | GERVAZ, Pascal et al. Sphincter-preserving radiation therapy for rectal cancer: a simulation study using three-dimensional computerized technology. In: Colorectal Disease, 2006, vol. 8, n° 7, p. 570-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2006.01015.x https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:36810 |