TY - JOUR
T1 - Contemporary radiotherapy
T2 - present and future
AU - Chandra, Ravi A.
AU - Keane, Florence K.
AU - Voncken, Francine E.M.
AU - Thomas, Charles R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2021/7/10
Y1 - 2021/7/10
N2 - Oncology care is increasingly a multidisciplinary endeavour, and radiation therapy continues to have a key role across the disease spectrum in nearly every cancer. However, the field of radiation oncology is still one of the most poorly understood of the cancer disciplines. In this Review, we attempt to summarise and contextualise developments within the field of radiation oncology for the non-radiation oncologist. We discuss advancements in treatment technologies and imaging, followed by an overview of the interplay with advancements in systemic therapy and surgical techniques. Finally, we review new frontiers in radiation oncology, including advances within the metastatic disease continuum, reirradiation, and emerging types of radiation therapy.
AB - Oncology care is increasingly a multidisciplinary endeavour, and radiation therapy continues to have a key role across the disease spectrum in nearly every cancer. However, the field of radiation oncology is still one of the most poorly understood of the cancer disciplines. In this Review, we attempt to summarise and contextualise developments within the field of radiation oncology for the non-radiation oncologist. We discuss advancements in treatment technologies and imaging, followed by an overview of the interplay with advancements in systemic therapy and surgical techniques. Finally, we review new frontiers in radiation oncology, including advances within the metastatic disease continuum, reirradiation, and emerging types of radiation therapy.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00233-6
DO - 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00233-6
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34166607
AN - SCOPUS:85111786089
SN - 0140-6736
VL - 398
SP - 171
EP - 184
JO - The Lancet
JF - The Lancet
IS - 10295
ER -