Stereotactic body radiation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: prognostic factors of local control, overall survival, and toxicity.

PURPOSE:Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been evaluated in several recent studies. The CyberKnife(®) is an SBRT system that allows for real-time tracking of the tumor. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic factors for local control...

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Main Authors: Jean-Emmanuel Bibault, Sylvain Dewas, Claire Vautravers-Dewas, Antoine Hollebecque, Hajer Jarraya, Thomas Lacornerie, Eric Lartigau, Xavier Mirabel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3795696?pdf=render