Method to plan, administer, and verify supine craniospinal irradiation
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Method to plan, administer, and verify supine craniospinal irradiation
Craniospinal irradiation remains an important technique in the management of malignancies of the central nervous system. It is technically demanding, with potential for treatment field overlap or gaps to yield unacceptable dosimetric heterogeneity. A method to accurately simulate and verify the three-field junction is described. We use a comfortable supine position to minimize patient movement....
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1526-9914
DOI: 10.1120/1.1508013