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selective internal radiation therapy

Known as: SIRT 
A form of radiation therapy used to treat unresectable cancers, especially hepatic cell carcinoma or metastasis to the liver. The treatment involves… (More)

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Therapeutic radiology procedure

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2015
2015
Pilot randomized trial of selective internal radiation therapy vs. chemoembolization in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.
BACKGROUND & AIMS To compare selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), the… (More)
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2013
2013
Boosted selective internal radiation therapy with 90Y-loaded glass microspheres (B-SIRT) for hepatocellular carcinoma patients: a new personalized promising concept
To evaluate the impact of dosimetry based on MAA SPECT/CT for the prediction of response, toxicity and survival, and for… (More)
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2012
2012
Selective internal radiation therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma: potential hepatopulmonary shunt reduction after sorafenib administration.
Sorafenib, a protein kinase inhibitor, is a systemic drug that has been licensed for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma… (More)
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2011
2011
Selective Internal Radiation Therapy for Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumour Liver Metastases: A New and Effective Modality for Treatment
Background. Nonresectable neuroendocrine tumour (NET) liver metastases respond poorly to most widely available and used therapies… (More)
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2010
2010
Radiofrequency ablation after selective internal radiation therapy with Yttrium90 microspheres in metastatic liver disease-Is it feasible?
This retrospective study analyzes, whether patients suffering from extensive hepatic metastatic disease treated with SIRT can… (More)
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2009
2009
Selective Internal Radiation Therapy with SIR-Spheres for the Treatment of Unresectable Colorectal Hepatic Metastases
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of colorectal cancer (CRC) liver metastasis radioembolization with… (More)
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2005
2005
Selective internal radiation therapy with SIR-Spheres in patients with nonresectable liver tumors.
AIM Transarterial embolization of branches of the hepatic artery with biocompatible 90Y-labeled microspheres (SIR-Spheres) is a… (More)
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2005
2005
Prospective study of treatment with selective internal radiation therapy spheres in patients with unresectable primary or secondary hepatic malignancies.
AIM To prospectively evaluate the efficacy and safety of Selective Internal Radiation (SIR) Spheres (Sirtex Medical, Sydney, NSW… (More)
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1995
Highly Cited
1995
Radiation pneumonitis after selective internal radiation treatment with intraarterial 90yttrium-microspheres for inoperable hepatic tumors.
PURPOSE To investigate the clinical, histopathological, and radiological features of radiation pneumonitis arising as a… (More)
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1991
1991
Dose distribution following selective internal radiation therapy.
Selective Internal Radiation Therapy is the intrahepatic arterial injection of microspheres labelled with 90Y. The microspheres… (More)
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