A Novel Setup Technique for Radiation Treatment of a Severely Obese Patient With a Primary Brain Tumor

Modern external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) techniques rely on the accurate positioning of the patient using the treatment couch. These motorized couches have weight limits that have decreased over time and are not able to support severely obese patients requiring EBRT. We aimed to develop a techn...

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Autores principales: Arsenault, Theodore, Lyons, Kristopher, Chaung, Kevin, Smith, Edward, Choi, Serah, Pereira, Gisele
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Medical Physics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10468198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37654948
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42759

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10468198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37654948
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42759

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