TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Innovative Radiation Techniques: Role of Brachytherapy and Intraoperative Radiotherapy in Treatment of Lung Cancer
A1  - Thawani, Nitika
A1  - Mutyala, Subhakar
A1  - Pashtan, Itai M.
A1  - Devlin, Phillip M.
A2  - Sugarbaker, David J.
A2  - Bueno, Raphael
A2  - Burt, Bryan M.
A2  - Groth, Shawn S.
A2  - Loor, Gabriel
A2  - Wolf, Andrea S.
A2  - Williams, Marcia
A2  - Adams, Ann
PY  - 2020
T2  - Sugarbaker’s Adult Chest Surgery, 3e
AB  - Brachytherapy,  involving  the  use  of  radioactive  isotopes  placed  directly  on  the  desired  target  tissues  during  surgery  or  placed  endoluminally,  can  be  used  for  the  treatment  of  lung  cancer.  It  offers  several  theoretical  advantages  compared  with  traditional  radiotherapy.  Direct  surgical  placement  of  the  radiation  source  allows  for  specific  targeting  and  uniform  delivery  of  the  radiation,  minimizing  the  amount  of  normal  lung  in  the  radiation  field.  Its  potential  advantage  over  external  beam  radiation  therapy  is  that  it  limits  the  radiation  dose  to  normal  tissues  and  decreases  the  radiation  side  effects  while  providing  a  high  dose  of  radiation  directly  to  the  targeted  area,  possibly  improving  tumor  control.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/25
UR  - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1170411587
ER  -