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Use of intensity modulation for missing tissue compensation of pediatric spinal fields

Irradiation of the cranio‐spinal axis is often one of the treatment modalities of certain childhood cancers, e.g., medulloblastoma. In order to achieve a uniform dose to the spinal cord, missing tissue compensators are required. In the past, our practice was to fabricate compensators out of strips o...

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Autores principales: Phillips, M. H., Cho, P. S., Parsai, H., Douglas, J. G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5724453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14604416
http://dx.doi.org/10.1120/jacmp.v4i4.2497