A phantom study on fetal dose reducing factors in pregnant patients with breast cancer during radiotherapy treatment

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the factors that reduce fetal dose in pregnant patients with breast cancer throughout their radiation treatment. Two main factors in a standard radiation oncology center are considered as the treatment planning systems (TPSs) and simple shielding for intensity...

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Main Authors: Akın Ogretici, Aydın Çakır, Uğur Akbaş, Canan Köksal, Ümmühan Kalafat, Makbule Tambaş, Hatice Bilge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Physics
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Online Access:http://www.jmp.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-6203;year=2017;volume=42;issue=3;spage=128;epage=132;aulast=Ogretici