Assessment of shoulder position variation and its impact on IMRT and VMAT doses for head and neck cancer

BACKGROUND: For radiotherapy of the head and neck, 5-point mask immobilization is used to stabilize the shoulders. Still, the daily position of the shoulders during treatment may be different from the position in the treatment plan despite correct isocenter setup. The purpose of this study was to de...

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Autores principales: Neubauer, Emily, Dong, Lei, Followill, David S, Garden, Adam S, Court, Laurence E, White, R Allen, Kry, Stephen F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3311611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22316381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-7-19

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3311611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22316381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-7-19

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