The use of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) in the treatment of cancer
Medical Services Advisory Committee
Record ID 32015001093
English
Authors' recommendations:
Radiation therapy is a highly technical and complex procedure requiring accuracy of delivering the radiation beam to the target tumour of the patient. Each patient has an individual program which uses the information from planning tests to pinpoint the target tumour, and calculate a schedule that best targets the cancer while avoiding the normal body as much as possible. When IMRT is used, the planning calculations optimise each tiny part of the radiation beam(s) to produce a dose distribution that can be shaped very closely to the target tumour and reduce the dose to surrounding normal tissues. This enables tumoricidal doses to be given while keeping normal tissue doses as low as possible.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2015
URL for published report:
http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/1182-public
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Australia
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Neoplasms
- Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated
Contact
Organisation Name:
Medical Services Advisory Committee
Contact Address:
MSAC (MDP 107), GPO Box 9848, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. Tel: +61 2 6289 6811; Fax: +61 2 6289 8799.
Contact Name:
msac.secretariat@health.gov.au
Contact Email:
msac.secretariat@health.gov.au
Copyright:
Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC)
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