Cargando…

Functional image guided radiation therapy planning in volumetric modulated arc therapy for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma

PURPOSE: To investigate the incorporation of functional lung image-derived low-attenuation area (LAA) based on 4-dimensional computed tomography (4D-CT) in volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) planning for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) after extrapleural pneumonectomy. METHOD...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Doi, Yoshiko, Kimura, Tomoki, Nakashima, Takeo, Takeuchi, Yuki, Takahashi, Ippei, Nishibuchi, Ikuno, Murakami, Yuji, Nagata, Yasushi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5514243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28740930
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adro.2017.01.011