Dosimetric evaluation of VMAT and helical tomotherapy techniques comparing conventional volumes with clinical target volumes based on new ESTRO ACROP post-mastectomy with immediate implant reconstruction contouring guidelines

Abstract Background The ESTRO-ACROP Consensus Guideline (EACG) recommends implant excluded clinical target volume (CTVp) definitions for post-mastectomy radiation therapy after implant-based immediate breast reconstruction (IBR). The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of Helic...

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Main Authors: Evren Ozan Göksel, Evrim Tezcanli, Alptekin Arifoğlu, Halil Küçücük, Öznur Şenkesen, Ufuk Abacıoğlu, Işık Aslay, Meriç Şengöz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-022-02134-y