Physics Bucharest 2017

Concepts in Radiation Therapy

• Curative • Aimed at curing the patient from his/her disease • Treatment schedules may be multimodal and last for numerous weeks • Side-effects can be severe

• Palliative • Aimed at alleviating symptoms caused by the tumor • Treatment schedules are usually limited to one modality and last for a couple of weeks • Treatment-related side-effects should be mild-moderate