The liver is a critically important organ that has numerous functions including the production
of bile, metabolism of ingested nutrients, elimination of many waste products, glycogen …

Hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS) is an obliterative venulitis of the terminal
hepatic venules, which in its more severe forms imparts a high risk of mortality. SOS, also …

Although radiotherapy (RT) is used for the treatment of cancers, including liver cancer,
radiation-induced liver disease (RILD) has emerged as a major limitation of RT. Radiation …

Background Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is an emerging treatment option for liver
metastases in patients unsuitable for surgery. We investigated factors associated with …

Purpose: To describe the dose—volume tolerance for radiation-induced liver disease (RILD)
using the Lyman—Kutcher—Burman (LKB) normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) …

Objective: To review the literature on current management of hepatocellular carcinoma
(HCC). Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma represents one of the most common …

PURPOSE: To standardize the indications, techniques, multimodality treatment approaches,
and dosimetry to be used for yttrium-90 (Y90) microsphere hepatic brachytherapy …

The term veno-occlusive disease of the liver refers to a form of toxic liver injury characterized
clinically by the development of hepatomegaly, ascites, and jaundice, and histologically by …

Purpose To report outcomes of a phase I study of individualized stereotactic body
radiotherapy treatment (SBRT) for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and …

Radioembolization is a form of brachytherapy in which intra-arterially injected 90Y-loaded
microspheres serve as sources for internal radiation purposes. It produces average disease …