[What type of hypofractionated radiotherapy of primary tumours in palliative care?]

Cancer Radiother. 2015 Oct;19(6-7):442-5. doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2015.06.009. Epub 2015 Sep 3.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Palliative radiation therapy is well-known in the setting of metastatic lesions (haemostatic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory aims, etc.). Palliative primary tumour radiotherapy is less studied. Here we propose a review of palliative indications of primary tumours, the most studied in the literature, and their radiotherapy modalities (target volumes and fractionation).

Keywords: Palliative radiotherapy; Primary tumour; Radiothérapie palliative; Tumeur primitive.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Radiation Dose Hypofractionation*
  • Radiotherapy / methods