Total body irradiation with volumetric modulated arc therapy: Dosimetric data and first clinical experience

BACKGROUND: To implement total body irradiation (TBI) using volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT). We applied the Varian RapidArc™ software to calculate and optimize the dose distribution. Emphasis was placed on applying a homogenous dose to the PTV and on reducing the dose to the lungs. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Springer, Andreas, Hammer, Josef, Winkler, Erwin, Track, Christine, Huppert, Roswitha, Böhm, Alexandra, Kasparu, Hedwig, Weltermann, Ansgar, Aschauer, Gregor, Petzer, Andreas L., Putz, Ernst, Altenburger, Alexander, Gruber, Rainer, Moser, Karin, Wiesauer, Karin, Geinitz, Hans
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Methodology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4802832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27000180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-016-0625-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4802832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27000180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-016-0625-7

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