QUALITY-CONTROL OF RADIOTHERAPY DURING PELVIC IRRADIATION

被引:23
作者
GRIFFITHS, SE [1 ]
KHOURY, GG [1 ]
EDDY, A [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LEEDS,DEPT RADIOTHERAPY,LEEDS LS2 9JT,W YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
关键词
RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT ACCURACY; QUALITY CONTROL; VERIFICATION FILMS;
D O I
10.1016/0167-8140(91)90098-2
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
For 20 patients undergoing pelvic irradiation, various set-up methods were compared for accuracy of field placement. The overall incidence of errors on 294 fields checked was lower (p < 0.001) than that in a previous study. A standard deviation of 1.5 mm for lateral placement accuracy was obtained.
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页码:203 / 206
页数:4
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