Early clinical experience with a total body irradiation technique using field-in-field beams and on-line image guidance

Background and purpose: Total body irradiation (TBI) is a treatment used in the conditioning of patients prior to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. We developed an extended-distance TBI technique using a conventional linac with multi-leaf collimator to deliver a homogeneous dose, and spare cr...

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Main Authors: Ruud G.H. van Leeuwen, Drean Verwegen, Peter G.M. van Kollenburg, Marc Swinkels, Richard W.M. van der Maazen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405631620300531