3d-Conformal Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Patients With Hepatocellular Cancer

Abstract

Despite the wide possibilities of applying various methods of local and systemic treatment and their continuous improvement, the results of treatment of patients with hepatocellular cancer in general remain unsatisfactory. Based on the latest achievements of science and technology, modern radiation therapy can be used as an effective method of local exposure to liver tumors because of its relative effectiveness and acceptable tolerability. Radiation treatment in the mode of stereotactic body radiation therapy is a promising direction in the complex treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. It makes it possible to apply ablative doses with a significant reduction of the doses on healthy organs and tissues in a short period of time and the combination of this technique with other approaches of antitumor treatment.