Technical note: factors affecting dose distribution in the overlap region of two-segment total body irradiation by helical tomotherapy

Technical note: factors affecting dose distribution in the overlap region of two-segment total body irradiation by helical tomotherapy

Abstract Objective To assess the effects of various treatment planning parameters to identify the optimal gap distance for precise two-segment total body irradiation (TBI) using helical tomotherapy (HT) with fixed jaw mode. Methods and materials Data of a treatment plan for 8 acute leukemia patients...

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Main Authors: HaiYang Wang, JunQi Liu, YiFei Pi, Qi Liu, Yang Mi, XiangXiang Yang, YueXin Guo, RuiTai Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Helical tomotherapy
Gap distance
Field width
Pitch
Total body irradiation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-020-01698-x

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