Present and Future Innovations in Radiation Oncology
The purpose of this article is to provide a review of innovations in radiation oncology that have been recently adopted as well as those that are likely to be adopted…
Radiotherapy After Mastectomy
Classic randomized trials documented the benefit of postmastectomy radiotherapy in women with node-positive or locally advanced breast cancer. Modern advances in surgical therapy, systemic therapy, and radiotherapy, however, along with…
Contemporary Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer
Radiotherapy plays an integral role in the management of most patients with cancers of the head and neck. Better understanding of radiobiology and radiation physics has allowed radiation oncologists to…
Radiation Therapy in Anal and Rectal Cancer
Historically, squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal was treated with abdominoperineal resection. Nigro discovered that radiation therapy combined with 5-fluorouracil and mitomycin resulted in high rates of local control…
Novel Approaches to Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Hepatic Metastases Using Thermal Ablation and Thermosensitive Liposomes
Because of the limitations of surgical resection, thermal ablation is commonly used for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver metastases. Current methods of ablation can result in marginal recurrences…
Chemoradiation Therapy
Chemoradiation plays an important role in management of locally advanced gastrointestinal tumors. This article reviews data regarding chemoradiation for tumors of the upper gastrointestinal tract. For esophageal and gastroesophageal junction…
Image-guided Brachytherapy for Gynecologic Surgeons
Brachytherapy is a fundamental component of the definitive treatment of many advanced gynecologic malignancies, most notably cancers of the uterine corpus and cervix, and allows high radiation doses to be…
Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Radiation therapy is an effective treatment for newly diagnosed prostate cancer, salvage treatment, or for palliation of advanced disease. Herein we briefly discuss the indications, results, and complications associated with…
Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery for Tumors of the Central Nervous System
In this article, the application of radiotherapy, alone and in combination with surgery and chemotherapy, in the treatment of metastases to the brain (the most common malignant brain lesion), primary…
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Treatment of Primary and Metastatic Pulmonary Malignancies
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has become the preferred treatment approach for patients with stage I non–small cell lung cancer who are medically inoperable or refuse surgery. SBRT consists of…
