Radiotherapy for Graves’ disease. The possible role of low-dose radiotherapy

Radiotherapy for Graves’ disease. The possible role of low-dose radiotherapy

Abstract Immunomodulatory effects of low-dose radiotherapy (LD-RT) have been used for the treatment of several benign diseases, including arthrodegenerative and inflammatory pathologies. Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disease and radiotherapy (RT) is a therapeutic option for ocular complications....

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Veröffentlicht in:Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy 2016-05, Vol.21 (3), p.213-218
Hauptverfasser: Arenas, Meritxell, Sabater, Sebastià, Jiménez, Pedro Lara, Rovirosa, Àngels, Biete, Albert, Linares, Victoria, Belles, Montse, Panés, Julià
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Sprache:eng
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Graves’ ophthalmopathy
Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine
Low-dose radiotherapy
Radiology
Radiotherapy for benign disease
Review
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Immunomodulatory effects of low-dose radiotherapy (LD-RT) have been used for the treatment of several benign diseases, including arthrodegenerative and inflammatory pathologies. Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disease and radiotherapy (RT) is a therapeutic option for ocular complications. The dose recommended in the clinical practice is 20 Gy (2 Gy/day). We hypothesized that lower doses (
ISSN:1507-1367
2083-4640
DOI:10.1016/j.rpor.2016.02.001