Effect of dental restorations and prostheses on radiotherapy dose distribution: a Monte Carlo study

Dental restorations, fixed prosthodontics, and implants affect dose distribution in head and neck radiation therapy due to the high atomic number of the materials utilized. The backscatter of electrons from metallic materials due to the impinging treatment x‐ray results in localized dose enhancement...

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Autores principales: Chin, David W. H., Treister, Nathaniel, Friedland, Bernard, Cormack, Robert A., Tishler, Roy B., Makrigiorgos, G. Mike, Court, Laurence E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2009
Materias:
Radiation Oncology Physics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5720502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19223833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1120/jacmp.v10i1.2853

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5720502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19223833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1120/jacmp.v10i1.2853

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