Workshop report: A practical approach and general principles of re-irradiation for in-field cancer recurrence.
In-field cancer recurrence after previous adjuvant or radical radiotherapy presents particularly challenging clinical issues to the oncologists. A Canadian pattern of practice survey showed a wide range of approaches in treatment intent, planning and dose fractionation. A workshop on re-irradiation was conducted at the 2009 Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology annual scientific meeting, under the guidance of the Symptom Control Committee, in an effort to promote a uniform approach among radiation oncologists in their approach to re-irradiation. The workshop has made various recommendations in an effort to bring consistency among radiation oncologists across Canada to their approach towards re-irradiation.
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Department of Oncology, University of Alberta & Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AB, Canada. kurian.joseph@albertahealthservices.ca
Tai
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Wu
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Barnes
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Levin
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D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted