The effect of prone and supine treatment positions for the pre-operative treatment of rectal cancer on organ-at-risk sparing and setup reproducibility using volumetric modulated arc therapy

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To compare organ-at-risk doses and setup reproducibility using the prone and supine orientations in volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for rectal cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventeen consecutive rectal cancer patients undergoing preoperative radiation were selected a...

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Autores principales: Kim, Anthony, Karotki, Aliaksandr, Presutti, Joe, Gonzales, Glen, Wong, Shun, Chu, William
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5715653/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29202879
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-017-0918-5

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