Potential dosimetric benefits of adaptive tumor tracking over the internal target volume concept for stereotactic body radiation therapy of pancreatic cancer

Potential dosimetric benefits of adaptive tumor tracking over the internal target volume concept for stereotactic body radiation therapy of pancreatic cancer

Abstract Background Radiotherapy for pancreatic cancer has two major challenges: (I) the tumor is adjacent to several critical organs and, (II) the mobility of both, the tumor and its surrounding organs at risk (OARs). A treatment planning study simulating stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)...

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Main Authors: Konstantina Karava, Stefanie Ehrbar, Oliver Riesterer, Johannes Roesch, Stefan Glatz, Stephan Klöck, Matthias Guckenberger, Stephanie Tanadini-Lang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Radiotherapy
Pancreas
Tumor tracking
Motion management
Stereotactic body radiation therapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-017-0906-9

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