Helical tomotherapy in oncodermatology: case report of circumferential cutaneous lymphoma treated by this optimized radiotherapy

Cancer Radiother. 2014 Mar;18(2):136-8. doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2013.10.011. Epub 2014 Jan 10.

Abstract

Helical tomotherapy is a recent modality of intensity-modulated, rotational irradiation being developed for treatment of an increasing number of malignancies. It allows delivering an accurate treatment while sparing critical organs thus optimizing the therapeutic ratio. In particular, it allows treating some tumour locations that could not be efficiently irradiated through more conventional irradiation devices. We report the usefulness of this approach for the treatment of complex lesions such as circumferential cutaneous lymphoma of the trunk.

Keywords: Cutaneous lymphoma; Intensity-modulated radiotherapy; Lymphome cutané; Oncodermatologie; Oncodermatology; Radiothérapie avec modulation d’intensité; Therapy; Thérapeutique; Tomotherapy; Tomothérapie.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Dose Fractionation, Radiation
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / radiotherapy*
  • Middle Aged
  • Organs at Risk
  • Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated*
  • Skin Neoplasms / radiotherapy*