Combining FLASH and spatially fractionated radiation therapy: The best of both worlds.
FLASH therapy
Normal tissue toxicity
Spatially fractionated radiation therapy
Journal
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
ISSN: 1879-0887
Titre abrégé: Radiother Oncol
Pays: Ireland
ID NLM: 8407192
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2022
10 2022
Historique:
received:
14
04
2022
revised:
23
07
2022
accepted:
03
08
2022
pubmed:
12
8
2022
medline:
21
10
2022
entrez:
11
8
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
FLASH radiotherapy (FLASH-RT) and spatially fractionated radiation therapy (SFRT) are two new therapeutical strategies that use non-standard dose delivery methods to reduce normal tissue toxicity and increase the therapeutic index. Although likely based on different mechanisms, both FLASH-RT and SFRT have shown to elicit radiobiological effects that significantly differ from those induced by conventional radiotherapy. With the therapeutic potential having been established separately for each technique, the combination of FLASH-RT and SFRT could therefore represent a winning alliance. In this review, we discuss the state of the art, advantages and current limitations, potential synergies, and where a combination of these two techniques could be implemented today or in the near future.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35952978
pii: S0167-8140(22)04226-8
doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2022.08.004
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
169-177Informations de copyright
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