IMPROVED DOSE DISTRIBUTION HOMOGENEITY IN CONSERVATIVE BREAST-CANCER IRRADIATION

被引:5
作者
GARAVAGLIA, G
POREPP, C
JOZEFOWSKY, M
机构
[1] Department of Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona
关键词
BREAST CONSERVING THERAPY; DOSE DISTRIBUTION HOMOGENEITY; CRANIOCAUDAL WEDGING;
D O I
10.1016/0167-8140(91)90157-C
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
At the occasion of recent meetings of the radiation oncology community, the description of a whole breast irradiation technique making use of cranio-caudal oriented wedge filters to compensate for dose distribution inhomogeneity in this direction has given rise to some discussions and misunderstandings. It is the scope of this presentation to describe the technique and its possible use for other localizations.
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