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SUBMITTER: Park J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6784649 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Park Jongmoo J Park Jae Won JW Kang Min Kyu MK
Yeungnam University journal of medicine 20190812 3
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is an advanced form of radiotherapy (RT) with a growing interest on its application in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It can deliver ablative radiation doses to tumors in a few fractions without excessive doses to normal tissues, with the help of advanced modern RT and imaging technologies. Currently, SBRT is recommended as an alternative to curative treatments, such as surgery and radiofrequency ablation. This review discusses the current ...[more]