Progress on standardized treatment for patients with general cancer pain and cancer pain during " peri-radiotherapeutic period" / 中华放射肿瘤学杂志

Cancer pain is one of the main symptoms of patients suffering from malignant tumors. If it is not timely treated, it will lead to refractory pain and increase the burden on both the individuals and society. In China, the program titled" Good Pain Management" has been carried out for nearly 7 years, which increases the overall assessment and treatment levels for cancer pain among medical personnel. Nevertheless, the clinical efficacy for cancer pain treatment is not satisfactory. As an important treatment for malignant tumors, radiation therapy is also one of the main methods for treating cancer pain. For the first time, we proposed the concept of " peri-radiotherapeutic period" , and emphasized the continuous analgesic treatment for patients with cancer pain before, during and after radiotherapy. In this article, current status of cancer pain treatment at home and abroad was illustrated, and standardized assessment and management of cancer pain during the " peri-radiotherapeutic period" were summarized.

Progress on standardized treatment for patients with general cancer pain and cancer pain during " peri-radiotherapeutic period" / 中华放射肿瘤学杂志

Cancer pain is one of the main symptoms of patients suffering from malignant tumors.If it is not timely treated,it will lead to refractory pain and increase the burden on both the individuals and society.In China,the program titled"Good Pain Management" has been carried out for nearly 7 years,which increases the overall assessment and treatment levels for cancer pain among medical personnel.Nevertheless,the clinical efficacy for cancer pain treatment is not satisfactory.As an important treatment for malignant tumors,radiation therapy is also one of the main methods for treating cancer pain.For the first time,we proposed the concept of "peri-radiotherapeutic period",and emphasized the continuous analgesic treatment for patients with cancer pain before,during and after radiotherapy.In this article,current status of cancer pain treatment at home and abroad was illustrated,and standardized assessment and management of cancer pain during the "peri-radiotherapeutic period" were summarized.

Characters of CBCT and its clinic application in verification and error rectification in accurate radiotherapy of thoracic cancers / 国际肿瘤学杂志

With rapid developmerit of technology of three dimensional conformal radiotherapy(3DCRT)and intensity-modulated radiotherapy(IMRT),the immobilization and repetition of patients'treatment position need is more accurate.The setup errors of thoracic cancer patients are great because of the breathing motion of lungs.The method of utilizing CBCT(cone beam computered tomography)to verify and correct setup errors is convenient and effective.CBCT,as one way of imaging guided radiation therapy(IGRT),is directly fixed on linear accelerator,has an important role and broad application prospects in reduction of setup error.