Total body irradiation using Helical Tomotherapy ®: Treatment technique, dosimetric results and initial clinical experience.

CONCLUSION: Total body irradiation using helical TomoTherapy® is feasible. It allows a very good homogeneity of dose and conformity with an acceptable tolerance. It could deliver higher doses to sites at high risk of recurrence (bone marrow, sanctuary sites), while sparing major normal organs like lungs, liver, and kidneys. This reduction of dose could lead to reduced severity and frequency of late complications.
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Source: Cancer Radiotherapie - January 25, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Sarradin V, Simon L, Huynh A, Gilhodes J, Filleron T, Izar F Tags: Cancer Radiother Source Type: research