Advances in cancer imaging require renewed radiotherapy dose and target volume concepts

Johannes H A M Kaanders; Sven van den Bosch; Tim Dijkema; Abrahim Al-Mamgani; Cornelis P J Raaijmakers; Wouter V Vogel

doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2020.04.016

Advances in cancer imaging require renewed radiotherapy dose and target volume concepts

Johannes H A M Kaanders, Sven van den Bosch, Tim Dijkema, Abrahim Al-Mamgani, Cornelis P J Raaijmakers, Wouter V Vogel

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Advances in diagnostic imaging create opportunities for improved therapeutic targeting of cancer but conceptual thinking about radiotherapy target volume definition and dose-prescription is not keeping up. In this opinion paper we discuss how modern imaging can contribute to new concepts for radiotherapy dose-prescription and target volume definition illustrated by the example of head and neck cancer. These new insights have the potential to significantly reduce radiation associated toxicity and may have important impact on the combination of radiotherapy with systemic cancer therapies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	140-142
Number of pages	3
Journal	Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume	148
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2020.04.016
Publication status	Published - Jul 2020

Keywords

Radiotherapy
Dose
Target volume
Imaging
Head and Neck cancer

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