Revue médicale de Liège
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Up to 50% of cancer patients will receive radiation therapy as a part of their treatment. Radiation may be delivered with curative or palliative intent, according to the extent of disease, the patient's performance status and his wishes. ⋯ The total dose, the dose per fraction and the technique of irradiation used vary with the treatment aim. Indications of radiotherapy in the end of life are reviewed in this paper