Application of FDG-PET/CT in Radiation Oncology
Frontiers in Oncology, 2013 Positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT), which combines the advantages of high sensitivity and specificity of PET and high resolution of CT, is a unique tool for cancer management.
Jun eLi, Ying eXiao
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Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2021 Background and purpose: Radiation therapy as a part of cancer treatment is used in almost 50-60% of involved cases. In prostate cancer radiation therapy, a large volume of pelvis is irradiated, so, it is necessary to preserve sensitive organs around the ...
Tayyeb Pourfallah +4 more
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Radiation Therapy Medical Physics Review – Delivery, Interactions, Safety, Feasibility, and Head to Head Comparisons of the Leading Radiation Therapy Techniques [PDF]
, 2017 Radiation therapy uses high energy radiation to kill cancer cells. Radiation therapy for cancer treatment can take the form of photon therapy (using x-rays and gamma rays), or charged particle therapy including proton therapy and electron therapy. Within
Collins, Cielle
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Recent advances in radiotherapy
BMC Medicine, 2010 Radiation therapy has come a long way from treatment planning based on orthogonal radiographs with large margins around tumours. Advances in imaging and radiation planning software have led to three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy and, further, to ...
Nutting CM, Bhide SA
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Evaluation of Radiation Treatment Planning Algorithms in IMRT and VMAT: A Comparative Dosimetric Study in Lung Equivalent Heterogeneous Medium. [PDF]
J Biomed Phys Eng, 2023 Mishra A +6 more
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From anatomical to biological target volumes: the role of PET in radiation treatment planning [PDF]
, 2006 Dominic A.X. Schinagl
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Do Radiation Oncology Residents Have a Preferred Radiation Treatment Planning Review Format? [PDF]
J Cancer Educ, 2023 Kriegler C +7 more
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Four‐dimensional computed tomography‐based ventilation imaging in intensity‐modulated radiation therapy treatment planning for pulmonary functional avoidance [PDF]
, 2023 Gazi Md Daud Iqbal +4 more
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Performance Comparison of Knowledge-Based Dose Prediction Techniques Based on Limited Patient Data. [PDF]
, 2018 PurposeThe accuracy of dose prediction is essential for knowledge-based planning and automated planning techniques. We compare the dose prediction accuracy of 3 prediction methods including statistical voxel dose learning, spectral regression, and ...
Landers, Angelia +4 more
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Automation of radiation treatment planning for rectal cancer. [PDF]
J Appl Clin Med Phys, 2022 Huang K +11 more
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