A detailed dosimetric comparison between manual and inverse plans in HDR intracavitary/interstitial cervical cancer brachytherapy

A detailed dosimetric comparison between manual and inverse plans in HDR intracavitary/interstitial cervical cancer brachytherapy

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare two inverse planning algorithms for cervical cancer brachytherapy and a conventional manual treatment planning according to the MUW (Medical University of Vienna) protocol.Material and methods: For 20 patients, manually optimized, and, inversely opti...

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Main Authors: Johannes Dimopoulos, Andreas Karabis, Markus Stock, Dimos Baltas, Petra Trnková, Dietmar Georg, Richard Pötter, Christian Kirisits
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
Subjects:
brachytherapy
cervix
inverse planning
HIPO
IPSA
Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/Physics-Contributions-Original-article-A-detailed-dosimetric-comparison-between-manual-and-inverse-plans-in-HDR-intracavitary-interstitial-cervical-cancer-brachytherapy,54,16095,1,1.html

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