Practical patterns for stereotactic body radiotherapy to hepatocellular carcinoma in Korea: a survey of the Korean Stereotactic Radiosurgery Group.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate practical patterns for stereotactic body radiotherapy to hepatocellular carcinoma in Korea.

Methods

In June 2013, the Korean Stereotactic Radiosurgery Group of the Korean Society for Radiation Oncology conducted a national patterns-of-care survey about stereotactic body radiotherapy to the liver lesion in hepatocellular carcinoma, consisting of 19 questions and 2 clinical scenarios.

Results

All 208 radiation oncologists (100%), who are regular members of Korean Society for Radiation Oncology, responded to this survey. Among these, 95 radiation oncologists were specialists for hepatology; 64 physicians did not use stereotactic body radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma, and 31 physicians used stereotactic body radiotherapy. Most physicians

SUBMITTER: Bae SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4886133 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature