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Nardone V, D’Ippolito E, Grassi R, Sangiovanni A, Gagliardi F, De Marco G, Menditti VS, D’Ambrosio L, Cioce F, Boldrini L, Salvestrini V, Greco C, Desideri I, De Felice F, D’Onofrio I, Grassi R, Reginelli A, Cappabianca S. Non-Oncological Radiotherapy: A Review of Modern Approaches. J Pers Med 2022; 12:1677. [PMID: 36294816 PMCID: PMC9605240 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12101677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite being usually delivered in oncological patients, radiotherapy can be used as a successful treatment for several non-malignant disorders. Even though this use of radiotherapy has been scarcely investigated since the 1950s, more recent interest has actually shed the light on this approach. Thus, the aim of this narrative review is to analyze the applications of non-oncological radiotherapy in different disorders. Key references were derived from a PubMed query. Hand searching and clinicaltrials.gov were also used. This review contains a narrative report and a critical discussion of non-oncological radiotherapy approaches. In conclusion, non-oncological radiotherapy is a safe and efficacious approach to treat several disorders that needs to be further investigated and used in clinical practice.
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Affiliation(s)
- Valerio Nardone
- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy
| | - Emma D’Ippolito
- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy
| | - Roberta Grassi
- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy
| | - Angelo Sangiovanni
- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy
| | - Federico Gagliardi
- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy
| | - Giuseppina De Marco
- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy
| | - Fabrizio Cioce
- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy
| | - Luca Boldrini
- Radiation Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 00128 Rome, Italy
| | - Isacco Desideri
- Radiation Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
| | - Francesca De Felice
- Radiation Oncology, Policlinico Umberto I “Sapienza” University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 326, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology, Ospedale del Mare, ASL Napoli 1 Centro, 80147 Naples, Italy
| | - Roberto Grassi
- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy
| | - Alfonso Reginelli
- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy
| | - Salvatore Cappabianca
- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy
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