Influence of different treatment techniques on radiation dose to the LAD coronary artery

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this proof-of-principle study was to test the ability of an intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) technique to reduce the radiation dose to the heart plus the left ventricle and a coronary artery. Radiation-induced heart disease might be a serious complication in long-te...

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Autores principales: Nieder, Carsten, Schill, Sabine, Kneschaurek, Peter, Molls, Michael
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1892030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17547777
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-2-20

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1892030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17547777
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-2-20

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