Helical Tomotherapy in Children and Adolescents: Dosimetric Comparisons, Opportunities and Issues

Helical Tomotherapy in Children and Adolescents: Dosimetric Comparisons, Opportunities and Issues

Helical Tomotherapy (HT) is a highly conformal image-guided radiation technique, introduced into clinical routine in 2006 at the Centro di Riferimento Oncologico Aviano (Italy). With this new technology, intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is delivered using a helicoidal method. Here we present...

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Main Authors: Mauro Gaetano Trovò, Emilio Minatel, Andrea Dassie, Giovanni Franchin, Paola Chiovati, Elisa Coassin, Annalisa Drigo, Francesca Maria Giugliano, Maurizio Mascarin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-10-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
paediatric oncology
helical tomotherapy
intensity modulated radiotherapy
3D conventional radiotherapy
treatment planning
organs at risk
late effects
dose homogeneity
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/3/4/3972/

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