A dosimetric phantom study of dose accuracy and build-up effects using IMRT and RapidArc in stereotactic irradiation of lung tumours

A dosimetric phantom study of dose accuracy and build-up effects using IMRT and RapidArc in stereotactic irradiation of lung tumours

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background and purpose</p> <p>Stereotactic lung radiotherapy (SLRT) has emerged as a curative treatment for medically inoperable patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the use of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and vo...

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Main Authors: Seppala Jan, Suilamo Sami, Kulmala Jarmo, Mali Pekka, Minn Heikki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Stereotactic body radiotherapy
Lung cancer
IMRT
Heterogeneity
Surface dose
Online Access:http://www.ro-journal.com/content/7/1/79

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