Pediatric craniospinal irradiation with a short partial-arc VMAT technique for medulloblastoma tumors in dosimetric comparison

Pediatric craniospinal irradiation with a short partial-arc VMAT technique for medulloblastoma tumors in dosimetric comparison

Abstract Background This study aimed to contrast four different irradiation methods for pediatric medulloblastoma tumors in a dosimetric comparison regarding planning target volume (PTV) coverage and sparing of organs at risk (OARs). Methods In sum 24 treatment plans for 6 pediatric patients were re...

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Main Authors: Gerhard Pollul, Tilman Bostel, Sascha Grossmann, Sati Akbaba, Heiko Karle, Marcus Stockinger, Heinz Schmidberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Pediatric radiation
Medulloblastoma
Craniospinal irradiation
Partial VMAT
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-020-01690-5

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