Dose impact of rectal gas on prostatic IMRT and VMAT.

Purpose: In this study, we compared the dose impact of the heterogeneity caused by rectal gas using two methods of treatment planning for intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT).Materials and Methods: In addition to the structure set used for the standard...

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Published in:Japanese Journal of Radiology Vol. 33; no. 12; pp. 723 - 734
Main Authors: Sasaki, Motoharu, Ikushima, Hitoshi, Tominaga, Masahide, Kamomae, Takeshi, Kishi, Taro, Oita, Masataka, Harada, Masafumi
Format: diagnostic images research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Dec2015
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