A Simple Alternative Method for Determining Wedge Angle in Chest Wall Radiotherapy Treatment Planning

A Simple Alternative Method for Determining Wedge Angle in Chest Wall Radiotherapy Treatment Planning

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and radiotherapy is the best treatment choice after mastectomy. One of the main aims of radiotherapy is applying the uniform dose distribution in all treatment volume. The objective of this study was to evaluate the...

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Main Authors: A Ghanbarzadeh, A Shabestani Monfared, MH Omranpour, D . Moslemi, M Amiri, N Mokhtarpour, M Rezazadeh, M Rezaei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences 2012-07-01
Series:Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul
Subjects:
radiotherapy
dose volume histogram (dvh)
wedge filter
mastectomy
treatment planning system (tps)
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