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Dosimetric characterization of single- and dual-port temporary tissue expanders for postmastectomy radiotherapy using Monte Carlo methods

PURPOSE: The aim of this work was two-fold: a) to assess two treatment planning strategies for accounting CT artifacts introduced by temporary tissue-expanders (TTEs); b) to evaluate the dosimetric impact of two commercially available and one novel TTE. METHODS: The CT artifacts were managed using t...

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Autores principales: Ramos-Méndez, Jose, Park, Catherine, Sharma, Manju
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10151677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37143943
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1124838