Scattered radiation to gonads: Role of testicular shielding for para-aortic and homolateral illiac nodal radiotherapy

Scattered radiation to gonads: Role of testicular shielding for para-aortic and homolateral illiac nodal radiotherapy

Background: Scattered radiation to organs at risk deserves great attention during radiotherapy especially when the concern is about fertility. Minimizing the delivery of scattered radiation to the gonads while treating abdominal nodes or pelvic fields in male patients requires adequate shielding of...

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Main Authors: Mukesh Kumar Singhal, Akhil Kapoor, Daleep Singh, Puneet Kumar Bagri, Satya Narayan, Raj Kumar Nirban, Harvindra Singh Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-06-01
Series:Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute
Subjects:
Testicular shielding
Cerrobend
Para aortic radiotherapy
Fertility
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110036214000223

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