Delineating and sparing functional nephrons for radiotherapy in the case of lymphoma with polycystic kidney disease

Delineating and sparing functional nephrons for radiotherapy in the case of lymphoma with polycystic kidney disease

Purpose:: It is imperative to spare functioning kidneys from high radiation doses when they are near enough to radiotherapy (RT) target volumes in patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD). To achieve this intent, we designed the unique approach that we report here. Methods and materials:: The p...

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Main Authors: Venkada Manickam Gurusamy, Suparna Halsnad Chandramouli, Muhammad Usman, Saju Raveendran Divakar, Rabih Wafiq Hammoud, Noora Al-Hammadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Cancer Treatment and Research Communications
Subjects:
Functional nephrons
Radiotherapy
IMRT
PETCT
Delineation
Sparing
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468294222000569

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