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Radiotherapy for Primary and Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Altered Fraction Regimens with External Beam and Brachytherapy

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This chapter describes altered fraction regimens used in the management of localized and metastatic soft tissue sarcomas. Rationale, disease outcomes, toxicity, and planning and delivery methodology are provided for stereotactic radiotherapy, interdigitated chemoradiation, intraoperative radiation therapy, and postoperative interstitial brachytherapy techniques.

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Alcorn, S., Terezakis, S. (2017). Radiotherapy for Primary and Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Altered Fraction Regimens with External Beam and Brachytherapy. In: Trombetta, M., Pignol, JP., Montemaggi, P., Brady, L.W. (eds) Alternate Fractionation in Radiotherapy. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2017_40

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