Convegno Annuale Fondazione Rosa Gallo Verona 23 Novembre ...
Convegno Annuale Fondazione Rosa Gallo Verona 23 Novembre ...
Convegno Annuale Fondazione Rosa Gallo Verona 23 Novembre ...
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<strong>Convegno</strong> <strong>Annuale</strong> <strong>Fondazione</strong> <strong>Rosa</strong> <strong>Gallo</strong><strong>Verona</strong> <strong>23</strong> <strong>Novembre</strong> 2010Selective Internal Radiation Therapy(SIRT)SIRT is a technique that allows high average doses ofradiation (200-300 Gy) to liver tumors with minimalserious effects on the non-tumorous liver. Thetreatment entails delivery of usually a single dose ofYttrium microspheres into the hepatic artery which, byvirtue of almost exclusive arterial supply to liver tumorscompared with the predominant portal supply to normalliver, results in selective tumor uptake and irradiation.
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