Alexandra Palestini, Radiation Therapist at Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Can a patient safely receive radiation twice?
Increasingly, the answer is yes – but only through careful planning, advanced technology, and exceptional teamwork.
As cancer outcomes continue to improve, more patients are living long enough to face the challenge of recurrent disease. For some of these individuals, re-irradiation may offer another opportunity for local control, symptom relief, and improved quality of life.
Advances in image guidance, treatment planning, adaptive radiotherapy, and multidisciplinary care have transformed re-irradiation from a high-risk consideration into a carefully planned treatment option for selected patients.
In this article, I explore the evolving role of re-irradiation, the technologies that make it possible, and the critical contributions of radiation oncology professionals who help ensure treatments are delivered safely and accurately.
Every millimeter matters. Every patient matters more.”
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