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Review
. 2002 Jul;158(1):115-7.
doi: 10.1667/0033-7587(2002)158[0115:imrt]2.0.co;2.

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy

Thomas E Goffman  1 , Eli Glatstein
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Review

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy

Thomas E Goffman et al. Radiat Res. 2002 Jul.

Abstract

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is an increasingly popular technical means of tightly focusing the radiation dose around a cancer. As with stereotactic radiotherapy, IMRT uses multiple fields and angles to converge on the target. The potential for total dose escalation and for escalation of daily fraction size to the gross cancer is exciting. The excitement, however, has greatly overshadowed a range of radiobiological and clinical concerns.

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