Testicular shield for para-aortic radiotherapy and estimation of gonad doses

Testicular shield for para-aortic radiotherapy and estimation of gonad doses

For radiotherapy of para-aortic and abdominal regions in male patients, gonads are to be protected to receive less than 2% of the prescribed dose. A testicular shield was fabricated for abdominal radiotherapy with 15 MV X-rays ((Clinac 2300 CD, Varian AG) with low melting point alloy (Cer...

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Main Authors: Ravichandran R, Binukumar J, Kannadhasan S, Shariff M, Ghamrawy Kamal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Physics
Subjects:
Clinical dosimetry
gonadal shield
para-aortic radiotherapy
stray radiations
Online Access:http://www.jmp.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-6203;year=2008;volume=33;issue=4;spage=158;epage=161;aulast=Ravichandran

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