Effect of stomach size on organs at risk in pancreatic stereotactic body radiotherapy

Abstract Background In clinical practice, the organs at risk (OARs) should be carefully determined when performing pancreatic stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). We conducted a simulation study to examine the effect of the stomach size on the radiation dose to the OARs when performing pancreatic...

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Main Authors: Osamu Tanaka, Takuya Taniguchi, Kousei Adachi, Shuto Nakaya, Takuji Kiryu, Akira Ukai, Chiyoko Makita, Masayuki Matsuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-022-02107-1