Comparison of intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) with intensity modulated particle therapy (IMPT) using fixed beams or an ion gantry for the treatment of patients with skull base meningiomas

BACKGROUND: To examine the potential improvement in treatment planning for patients with skull base meningioma using IMRT compared to carbon ion or proton beams with and without a gantry. METHODS: Five patients originally treated with photon IMRT were selected for the study. Ion beams were chosen us...

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Autores principales: Kosaki, Katsura, Ecker, Swantje, Habermehl, Daniel, Rieken, Stefan, Jäkel, Oliver, Herfarth, Klaus, Debus, Jürgen, Combs, Stephanie E
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/PMC3338385/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22439607
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-7-44

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