Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Radiotherapy technique
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| gptkbp:administeredOver |
Several days or weeks
|
| gptkbp:alternativeTo |
Surgery
Chemotherapy Single-fraction radiotherapy |
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
Brain tumors
Head and neck cancers Prostate cancer Breast cancer Solid tumors |
| gptkbp:benefit |
Allows normal tissue repair
Improves therapeutic ratio |
| gptkbp:contraindication |
gptkb:Pregnancy
Severe comorbidities |
| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
Single-dose radiotherapy
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| gptkbp:deliveredBy |
Linear accelerator
Cobalt-60 machine |
| gptkbp:developedBy |
Henri Coutard
|
| gptkbp:doseUnit |
gptkb:Gray_(Gy)
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| gptkbp:fractionSize |
1.8-2 Gy per fraction (conventional)
|
| gptkbp:goal |
Maximize tumor dose
Minimize normal tissue exposure |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fractionated radiotherapy
|
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1920s
|
| gptkbp:method |
Divides total radiation dose into multiple smaller doses
|
| gptkbp:monitors |
Medical physicist
Radiation oncologist Radiation therapist |
| gptkbp:purpose |
Increase tumor control
Reduce side effects |
| gptkbp:regulates |
Radiation oncology guidelines
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Conformal radiotherapy
Intensity-modulated radiotherapy Stereotactic radiotherapy |
| gptkbp:requires |
Imaging studies
Treatment planning |
| gptkbp:reviewedBy |
gptkb:National_Comprehensive_Cancer_Network
gptkb:American_Society_for_Radiation_Oncology |
| gptkbp:sideEffect |
gptkb:Nausea
Fatigue Hair loss Skin irritation |
| gptkbp:subspecies |
Accelerated fractionation
Hyperfractionation Hypofractionation |
| gptkbp:totalDose |
Varies by cancer type
|
| gptkbp:usedIn |
Cancer treatment
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Biological_Effective_Dose
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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