Physics Bucharest 2017
Take home messages…
IMRT is an advanced technique, which only in a limited extent has been tested in a randomized manner
↓ toxicity (H&N, breast) OS: no robust clinical data
IMRT/RA is a more resource intense and complex technique
Indications for the use of IMRT/RA should be considered, weighing potential gains and risks according to treatment site, patient characteristics, aim, resources, equipment…
Not all radiotherapy treatments require the highest order of accuracy that is technologically achievable and fiscally affordable.
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