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Extracranial Stereotactic Radiation Therapy

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New Technologies in Radiation Oncology

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Radiat Oncol))

22.5 Conclusion

Stereotactic radiation treatment of extracranial targets shows promising initial results. The techniques are getting increasingly more specialized, especially in the treatment of small lung tumors; however, many questions remain unanswered. More experimental work and clinical trials are underway which should answer these question and should strengthen this promising approach.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    Klaus K. Herfarth MD

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  1. Abteilung Medizinische Physik in der Strahlentherapie, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

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  3. Department of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum rechts der Isar Technical University Munich, Ismaningerstrasse 22, 81675, München, Germany

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Herfarth, K.K. (2006). Extracranial Stereotactic Radiation Therapy. In: Schlegel, W., Bortfeld, T., Grosu, AL. (eds) New Technologies in Radiation Oncology. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29999-8_22

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