Abstract:Liver was always considered to be ‘highly sensitive’ to radiation therapy (RT) and was not considered ‘safe’ for radiation therapy treatment. The most significant radiation induced liver toxicity was described by Ingold et al. as “Radiation hepatitis.” Historically, radiation to liver lesions with curative intent or incidental exposure during adjacent organ treatment or total body irradiation implied whole organ irradiation due to lack of high precision technology. Whole organ irradiation led to classic clinic… Show more
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