Volumetric arc therapy treatment plan dosimetry correction method to account patient weight loss during a course of radiation therapy

Aim: This study aims to validate volumetric arc therapy (VMAT) plan correction method for a patient's lost weight during the course of radiotherapy. Materials and Methods: VMAT plans of prostate and head and neck cancers were considered to evaluate dosimetric effects due to external surface cha...

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Main Authors: Harold DSouza, Henry Weatherburn, Abhishek Dwivedi, Tharmarnadar Ganesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Physics
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Online Access:http://www.jmp.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-6203;year=2020;volume=45;issue=1;spage=1;epage=6;aulast=DSouza