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Webinar Description

Radiation therapy is an integral part of cancer treatment across many disease sites, but the locoregional control benefits must be weighed against the potential toxicities. During this webinar, Kevin Pearlstein, MD, will review the role of radiation in cancer care including basic radiobiologic principles, logistics, and toxicities. He will discuss several recent studies examining the omission of radiation for different solid malignancies and review strategies to identify patients who will benefit the most from radiation.

Learning Objectives

• Explain the basic principles of radiation therapy
• Recognize the locoregional control benefits as well as the potential toxicities of radiation
• Discuss data evaluating the omission of radiation across different disease sites
• Recognize clinical factors that can help identify patients who may benefit/not benefit from radiation

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Handouts

• 2-Up Version
• 3-Up Version

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The views expressed herein are those of the presenter, they do not necessarily reflect the views of the contracted organization, department, School of Medicine, nor the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.