Revista OMICS de Radiologia

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An Overview of Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT)

Krauss DJ

Image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) has undergone a continuous evolution of refinements leading up to the sophisticated techniques currently implemented as standard treatment, in radiation oncology clinics. This paper aims to summarize, in a general fashion, the key advances that have resulted in the ability of radiation oncologists to deliver increased radiotherapy doses to tumors, reduce doses to normal tissues, limit treatment related toxicity/complications, and increase patient convenience.