A Radiotherapy Technique to Improve Dose Homogeneity Around Bone Prostheses

Purpose. Following limb conserving surgery for bone or soft tissue sarcoma, patients may require post-operative radiotherapy to minimise the risk of local recurrence. In such circumstances the metal prosthesis reduces the dose in its shadow by approximately 10% when using opposed fields. We describe...

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Autores principales: Williams, M. V., Burnet, N. G., Sherwin, E., Kestelman, R., Geater, A. R., Thomas, S. J., Wilson, C. B.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2004
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2395598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18521392
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13577140410001679248

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2395598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18521392
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13577140410001679248

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