A patient immobilization device for prone breast radiotherapy: Dosimetric effects and inclusion in the treatment planning system

Highlights • Beams intersecting the AIO patient positioning device are attenuated considerably. • Build-up doses increase substantially in beams intersecting the positioning device. • Attenuation is accurately modeled by inclusion of the device in the planning CT. • This approach fails to precisely...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physica medica 2016-06, Vol.32 (6), p.758-766
Hauptverfasser:	De Puysseleyr, A, De Neve, W, De Wagter, C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy Build-up dose Humans Immobilization - instrumentation Patient positioning device Prone Position Radiology Radiometry Radiotherapy Radiotherapy Dosage Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment planning system
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Beams intersecting the AIO patient positioning device are attenuated considerably. • Build-up doses increase substantially in beams intersecting the positioning device. • Attenuation is accurately modeled by inclusion of the device in the planning CT. • This approach fails to precisely predict build-up doses.
ISSN:	1120-1797 1724-191X
DOI:	10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.04.013