Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Cancer Treatments
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Therapy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2024) | Viewed by 17490
Special Issue Editors
Interests: GU and breast malignancies with an emphasis on prostate brachytherapy; extracranial SBRT; quality of life research and health economics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hypofractionated radiotherapy describes the delivery of fewer and larger fractions over a shorter period of time than standard radiation therapy. This has become more feasible as a result of advances in technology and imaging, allowing both the delivery of more conformal treatments and the limitation of the dose to the normal tissue.
Over the past decade, multiple large trials have established the non-inferiority of hypofractionated radiotherapy compared to conventional fractionation and, as a result, hypofractionated radiotherapy has gained popularity across multiple tumor sites and indications.
Radiation schemas, under the influence of the so-called '5Rs' of repair, repopulation, redistribution, reoxygenation, and radiosensitivity, have evolved from those of standard fractionation to moderate hypofractionation. In addition, there is currently an increased use of extreme hypofractionation, with stereotactic radiotherapy and high dose-rate brachytherapy.
This shift towards more hypofractionation carries the promise of more convenience, better cost effectiveness and potentially a better therapeutic ratio, with improved dose intensity and conformity and decreased dose being delivered to the normal tissue.
Hypofractionation is now widely accepted as a standard method of care. The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight the use of hypofractionated radiation across multiple cancer sites and indications.
We invite the submission of articles and reviews highlighting the use of hypofractionation.
Suggested themes for submissions.
- Prostate
- Prostate Metastatic
- Metastatic/palliative
- Breast
- Gynecologic malignancies
- Head and neck
- Lung
- Kidney
- GI/liver
- Cost effectiveness of hypofractionation?
- QoL
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Joelle Helou
Dr. Noelia Sanmamed Salgado
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hypofractionation
- SBRT
- brachytherapy
- therapeutic ratio
- hypofractionated radiotherapy
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