New technologies and machines for stereotactic radiation therapy
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Abstract Stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiation therapy have been increasingly utilized in oncology to treat early stage tumors, metastatic targets, retreatment of relapsed diseases due their efficiency, treatment effect, cost effectiveness over the past two decades. both demand high specifications for delivery machines, as they deliver doses with fewer fractions higher per fraction. Manufacturers either invented specialized technologies solely or customized existing machines this purpose. In paper, we review major therapy, describe main features, discuss advantages disadvantages.
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Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
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عنوان ژورنال: Precision radiation oncology
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2398-7324']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pro6.1180