Onkologie. 2019:13(6):255-259
Abscopal effect following stereotactic radiotherapy with the CyberKnife device
- Klinika onkologická LF OU a FN Ostrava
Stereotactic radiotherapy has seen extraordinary development in the last decade. This has been made possible by the availability of online verification systems, making it in fact an improvement or extension of image-guided radiotherapy. Extracranial stereotactic radiotherapy exhibits high efficacy and a very favorable side effect profile in a number of conditions. The requirement is, however, administration of high (ablative) doses into the smallest possible volumes. Therefore, it is a procedure requiring a precise execution of all parts of the process, ranging from navigation methods to optimization of dose distribution in defined volumes to irradiation itself. The present case report describes the abscopal effect following stereotactic irradiation of extensive tumorous infiltration in the anterior mediastinum.
Keywords: abscopal effect, stereotactic radiotherapy, immunotherapy
Published: December 1, 2019 Show citation
