Optimal stereotactic body radiotherapy dosage for hepatocellular carcinoma: a multicenter study [PDF]
Radiation Oncology, 2021 Background The optimal dose and fractionation scheme of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear due to different tolerated liver volumes and degrees of cirrhosis. In this study, we aimed to verify the
Ting-Shi Su +9 more
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Conventional versus different hypofractionated radiotherapy dosage schedules in postmastectomy advanced breast cancer [PDF]
Journal of Medical Physics, 2022 Introduction: The standard treatment for advanced breast cancer is surgery consisting of breast-conserving surgery or modified radical mastectomy (MRM) postneoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by adjuvant radiation treatment (RT).
Neeraj Jain +4 more
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Covid-19's impact on radiotherapy in the Republic of Srpska [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2022 Background/Aim. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) significantly affects patients with any type of chronic disease, especially the ones with neoplasm. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the weekly number of ...
Kolarević Goran +3 more
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Assessment of Thyroid Lobe Dose in Breast Cancer Intraoperative Radiotherapy [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2021 Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. Considering the fact that a high dose is delivered in a single fraction of IORT, the evaluation of the dose at sensitive organs like thyroid is necessary.
R Ramezani Farkhani +3 more
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Evaluation of Dose Distribution in Optimized Stanford Total Skin Electron Therapy (TSET) Technique in Rando Anthropomorphic Phantom using EBT3 Gafchromatic Films [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2021 Background: The Total Skin Electron Therapy (TSET) targets the whole of skin using 6 to 10 MeV electrons in large field size and large Source to Surface Distance (SSD).
Shaghayegh Fahimi Monzari +3 more
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Verification of Monitor unit calculations for eclipse Treatment Planning System by in- house developed spreadsheet [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2018 Introduction: Computerized treatment planning is a rapidly evolving modality that depends on hardware and software efficiency. Despite ICRU recommendations suggesting 5% deviation in dose delivery the overall uncertainty shall be less than 3.5% as ...
Hemalatha Athiyaman +3 more
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Dosimetric Comparison of IMRT with 3D-CRT Regarding Their Contribution to the Treatment Plan Optimization Using Rando Phantom with a Realistic Lung Cancer Radiotherapy Treatment Planning [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2021 Introduction: This study compared a three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) with a recently implemented intensity modulation radiation therapy (IMRT) technique performed in the irradiation of lung cancer.
Karim Benkahila +3 more
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Dosimetric characterization of large photon fields (Varian, Clinac 2100c, X-6mv) by using standard measurement approach [PDF]
Archive of Oncology, 2002 The most optimal dosimetry model for the application of large photon fields (dimensions larger than 40x40 cm) at extended focus-phantom/patient distances has not been adopted yet.
Apostolidis Georgios +2 more
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Comparison of Air-Gaps Effect in a Small Cavity on Dose Calculation for 6 MV Linac [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2021 Background: Many authors stated that cavities or air-gaps were the main challenge of dose calculation for head and neck with flattening filter medical linear accelerator (Linac) irradiation.
A Azzi, D Ryangga, S A Pawiro
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Feasibility of Megavoltage CT for High-Dose Retrospective Planning of Helical Tomotherapy and Linac Treatment Plans: Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cancer Case [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2022 Introduction: This work aimed to investigate the use of megavoltage CT (MVCT) images for retrospective planning in high-dose and low-fractionation radiation techniques for Helical Tomotherapy and Linac.Material and Methods: This work used pre-treatment ...
Ahmad Syafi +4 more
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