Dosimetric Comparison of Various Radiotherapeutic Treatment Plans Using Cobalt-60 and Linac for Prostate Cancer

Dosimetric Comparison of Various Radiotherapeutic Treatment Plans Using Cobalt-60 and Linac for Prostate Cancer

Introduction: This study was designed to evaluate dosimetric parameters such as rectal dose, bladder dose, integral dose (ID), homogeneity index (HI) and conformity index (CI) in various treatment plans for prostate cancer. Materials and Methods: Pelvic computed tomography (CT) scans of 27 patients...

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Main Authors: Seyed Ali Vaezzadeh, Mahmood Allahverdi, Hasan Nedaie, Mahdi Aghili, Mahbod Esfehani, Ehsan Mohammadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2009-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Physics
Subjects:
Prostate Cancer
Treatment plan
Integral dose
Linac
Cobalt-60
Online Access:http://ijmp.mums.ac.ir/article_7297_037781e9a66f8b93d283d88a29c80e04.pdf

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