In silico comparison of the dosimetric impacts of a greater omentum spacer for abdominal and pelvic tumors in carbon-ion, proton and photon radiotherapy

In silico comparison of the dosimetric impacts of a greater omentum spacer for abdominal and pelvic tumors in carbon-ion, proton and photon radiotherapy

Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare carbon-ion (C-ion), proton and photon radiotherapy (RT) plans with regard to dose reduction of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract by using a greater omentum spacer (GO spacer). Methods We retrospectively retrieved data for ten patients who recei...

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Main Authors: Masayoshi Yamada, Hiraku Sato, Yoshiro Ieko, Yuya Miyasaka, Takayuki Kanai, Natsuko Yano, Takashi Ono, Hiroko Akamatsu, Mayumi Harada, Mayumi Ichikawa, Yasushi Teranishi, Yasuhiro Kikuchi, Kenji Nemoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Spacer
In silico
Planning study
Radiotherapy
Particle therapy
Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-019-1411-0

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