Radiotherapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity: The Role of Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging

Radiotherapy (RT) is one of the pillars of cancer therapy. High-dose radiation exposure on the thorax is mainly used in the context of adjuvant RT after breast surgery, in lung and esophageal cancer, and as a complement to systemic treatment in lymphoma. Due to the anatomical proximity, the heart in...

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Main Authors: Tomaž Podlesnikar, Boštjan Berlot, Jure Dolenc, Katja Goričar, Tanja Marinko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.887705/full