title: [Obesity and radiation: technical difficulties, toxicity and efficacy].
abstract: The number of obese patients has increased in France over the last two decades, which has had an impact on the incidence of numerous types of cancer. The treatment of cancer by radiotherapy is impacted by obesity as a result of the physical, technical and dosimetric constraints, the acute and late toxicity, local control and the survival of patients.
authors: Service de radiothérapie, institut de cancérologie de l'Ouest René-Gauducheau, boulevard Jacques-Monod, 44805 Saint-Herblain, France. Electronic address: baptistepichon@free.fr.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Pichon
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Thureau
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Delpon
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Barillot
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Mahé
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D056888:Patient Positioning; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: BMI; Efficacité; Efficiency; IMC; Irradiation; Obesity; Obésité; Overweight; Radiation therapy; Radiothérapie; Repositioning; Repositionnement; Surpoids; Toxicity; Toxicité