Setup errors in patients with head-neck cancer (HNC), treated using the Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) technique: how it influences the customised immobilisation systems, patient’s pain and anxiety

Setup errors in patients with head-neck cancer (HNC), treated using the Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) technique: how it influences the customised immobilisation systems, patient’s pain and anxiety

Abstract Background In patients with head-neck cancer treated with IMRT, immobility of the upper part of the body during radiation is maintained by means of customised immobilisation devices. The main purpose of this study was to determine how the procedures for preparation of customised immobilisat...

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Main Authors: Massimiliano Contesini, Monica Guberti, Roberta Saccani, Luca Braglia, Cinzia Iotti, Andrea Botti, Emilio Abbati, Marina Iemmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
HNC
IMRT
Setup error
Pain
Anxiety
Customised immobilisation systems
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-017-0807-y

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