Virtual bolus for total body irradiation treated with helical tomotherapy

Intensity‐modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for total body irradiation (TBI) is practiced in several centers using the TomoTherapy System. In this context the planning target volume (PTV) is the entire body including the skin. A safety margin in the air surrounding the body should be added to take...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of applied clinical medical physics 2015-11, Vol.16 (6), p.164-176
Hauptverfasser:	Moliner, Gilles, Izar, Françoise, Ferrand, Régis, Bardies, Manuel, Ken, Soléakhéna, Simon, Luc
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bioengineering Computer Simulation fluence peak Humans Life Sciences Medical Physics Nuclear medicine Optimization algorithms Patients Phantoms, Imaging Physics Planning Radiation Oncology Physics radiotherapy Radiotherapy Dosage Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted - methods Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted - statistics & numerical data Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated - methods Skin TBI Thorax tomotherapy Transplants & implants User-Computer Interface virtual bolus Whole-Body Irradiation - methods
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