Lecture 2 -radiotherapy Flashcards
1
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Induction/neoadjuvant therapy
A
shrink it before definitive therapy
2
Q
Concomitant therapy
A
together
3
Q
Adjuvant
A
after main treatment
4
Q
Palliative
A
intent to reduce symptoms
5
Q
What damage does ionising radiation cause?
A
Double strand breaks
single strand breaks
base damage
ROS etc –> death
6
Q
Stereotactic radiotherapy
A
hundreds of beams all focused into one
7
Q
Brachytherapy
A
Radioactive iodine seeds implanted into the prostate
8
Q
why proton therapy?
A
max disease control improve overall survival minimise early and late side effects preserve organ function eliminate unnecessary radiation
