Radioterapia en enfermedades benignasuna realidad

  1. Eíto-Valdovinos, Clara 1
  2. Gutiérrez-Betondo, Iokin 1
  3. Palma-Delgado, Jacobo 1
  4. Olarte-García, Alicia 1
  5. Gago-Gómez, Patricia 1
  6. Rodríguez-López, Brais 1
  7. Mateos-Salvador, Pedro 1
  8. Ensunza-Lamikiz, Pedro 1
  1. 1 Grupo IMQ. Clínica IMQ Zorrotzaurre. Instituto Oncológico, Departamento de Oncología Radioterápica. Bilbao, España
Journal:
Gaceta médica de Bilbao: Revista oficial de la Academia de Ciencias Médicas de Bilbao. Información para profesionales sanitarios

ISSN: 0304-4858 2173-2302

Year of publication: 2021

Volume: 118

Issue: 1

Pages: 60-62

Type: Article

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Abstract

Radiation therapy applied to benign pathology has been shown to provide clinical benefit, efficacy, and good tolerance, and often in the long term, when initial treatments fail, making it an attractive alternative for both specialist physicians and patients to consider.

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