一種新型影像引導(dǎo)放療(IGRT)技術(shù)有望通過更加精確的影像檢查和更有針對(duì)性的藥物輸送來改善乳腺的保守治療。

Ipswich醫(yī)院NHS Trust(Ipswich, UK)的乳腺癌患者是英國首批參加評(píng)估IGRT臨床研究的患者，該技術(shù)能夠確保臨床醫(yī)生在治療的時(shí)候?qū)Π┌Y更加準(zhǔn)確的定位。該醫(yī)院的醫(yī)生使用On-Board Imager設(shè)備，是由Varian醫(yī)療系統(tǒng)公司(Palo Alto, CA, USA)開發(fā)的，能夠更好的進(jìn)行乳腺癌切除術(shù)后放療的影像檢查。
 
Image-Guided Radiotherapy Trial for Breast Cancer Patients
 
A new image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) technique is expected to improve breast-sparing treatments through more accurate imaging and more targeted dose delivery.

Breast cancer patients at Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust (Ipswich, UK) are among the first in the United Kingdom to participate in a study to evaluate IGRT, which enables clinicians to more accurately image the cancer site at the time of treatment. Clinicians at the hospital are using the On-Board Imager device, developed by Varian Medical Systems (Palo Alto, CA, USA), to better image the post-lumpectomy breast for radiotherapy.