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What is the role of radiation therapy for an elderly patient with medullary thyroid cancer who is not a surgical candidate?

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Radiation Oncology · Moffitt Cancer Center

We have offered definitive RT for MTC patients who are medically or surgically unresectable. Dosing is variable based on involved structures, performance status, staging, etc. We have used 5400 cGy in 18 fractions, particularly for the more elderly, poor performance status patients. Coverage of elec...

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