Peripheral dose heterogeneity due to the thread effect in total marrow irradiation with helical tomotherapy

PURPOSE: To report potential dose heterogeneity leading to underdosing at different skeletal sites in total marrow irradiation (TMI) with helical tomotherapy due to the thread effect, and provide possible solutions to reduce this effect. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Nine cases were divided into two groups...

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Main Authors: Takahashi, Yutaka, Verneris, Michael R., Dusenbery, Kathryn, Wilke, Christopher, Storme, Guy, Weisdorf, Daniel J., Hui, Susanta K
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3805769/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24011657
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.07.017
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