title: Radiation therapy in the treatment of bone and soft tissue sarcomas.
abstract: How radiation therapy works, determination of an individual's sensitivity to it, delivery systems, and side effects are summarized briefly. More specific discussions include treatments for osteogenic sarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, and soft tissue sarcomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalnicki
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*