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SUBMITTER: Hymel R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4420646 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hymel Rockne R Jones Guy C GC Simone Charles B CB
Critical reviews in oncology/hematology 20150103 3
Radiation therapy has long played a major role in the treatment of gynecological malignancies. There is increasing interest in the utility of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and its application to treat gynecological malignancies. Herein, we review the state-of-the-art use of IMRT for gynecological malignancies and report how it is being used alone as well as in combination with chemotherapy in both the adjuvant and definitive settings. Based on dosimetric and clinical evidence, IMRT can ...[more]