Evaluating deviations in prostatectomy patients treated with IMRT

Aim - To evaluate the deviations in prostatectomy patients treated with IMRT in order to calculate appropriate margins to create the PTV. Background - Defining inappropriate margins can lead to underdosing in target volumes and also overdosing in healthy tissues, increasing morbidity. Material and m...

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Main Author: Sá, Ana Cravo (author)
Other Authors: Peres, Ana (author), Pereira, Mónica (author), Coelho, Carina Marques (author), Monsanto, Fátima (author), Macedo, Ana (author), Lamas, Adrian (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Radiotherapy
Prostate cancer
Intensity modulated radiotherapy
Planning target volume margin
Cone beam computed tomography
Geometric uncertainty
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/6255
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipl.pt:10400.21/6255

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/6255

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