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Improved immobilization using an individual head support in head and neck cancer patients.
- Source :
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Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology [Radiother Oncol] 2010 Jul; Vol. 96 (1), pp. 100-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Apr 27. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The benefits of a patient-specific head support, developed to improve immobilization during radiotherapy, were determined in head and neck cancer patients. Cone-beam CTs were registered to the planning CT in five regions. Compared to the standard head support, the individual head support decreased the systematic and random errors of the inter- and intrafraction displacements and reduced deformations.<br /> (Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Cohort Studies
Dose Fractionation, Radiation
Female
Head
Humans
Male
Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated methods
Reference Values
Treatment Outcome
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
Head and Neck Neoplasms diagnostic imaging
Head and Neck Neoplasms radiotherapy
Immobilization instrumentation
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted methods
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1879-0887
- Volume :
- 96
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20430462
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2010.04.014