Helical Tomotherapy® is a safe and feasible technique for total scalp irradiation
Angiosarcoma of the scalp is a rare aggressive tumor that affects elderly patients. Chemoradiation is the treatment of choice for multicentric and extensive disease. The shape of the scalp represents a dosimetric challenge in terms of achieving a homogeneous concave dose distribution with coverage o...
Main Authors: | Francesco Cuccia, Vanessa Figlia, Antonella Palmeri, Francesco Verderame, Antonio Lo Casto, Mariella Mannino, Giuseppe Ferrera |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-03-01
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Series: | Rare Tumors |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/6942 |
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