Evaluation of various boluses in dose distribution for electron therapy of the chest wall with an inward defect

Delivering radiotherapy to the postmastectomy chest wall can be achieved using matched electron fields. Surgical defects of the chest wall change the dose distribution of electrons. In this study, the improvement of dose homogeneity using simple, nonconformal techniques of thermoplastic bolus applic...

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Main Authors: Hoda Mahdavi, Keyvan Jabbari, Mahnaz Roayaei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Physics
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Online Access:http://www.jmp.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-6203;year=2016;volume=41;issue=1;spage=38;epage=44;aulast=Mahdavi