Efficacy of virtual block objects in reducing the lung dose in helical tomotherapy planning for cervical oesophageal cancer: a planning study

Efficacy of virtual block objects in reducing the lung dose in helical tomotherapy planning for cervical oesophageal cancer: a planning study

Abstract Background Intensity-modulated radiotherapy is useful for cervical oesophageal carcinoma (CEC); however, increasing low-dose exposure to the lung may lead to radiation pneumonitis. Nevertheless, an irradiation technique that avoids the lungs has never been examined due to the high difficult...

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Main Authors: Makoto Ito, Hidetoshi Shimizu, Takahiro Aoyama, Hiroyuki Tachibana, Natsuo Tomita, Chiyoko Makita, Yutaro Koide, Daiki Kato, Tsuneo Ishiguchi, Takeshi Kodaira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Cervical oesophageal cancer
Helical tomotherapy
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy
Lung dose
Complete block
Directional block
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-018-1012-3

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