Effect of low magnetic field on single-diode dosimetry for clinical use

Modern radiation therapy aims to concentrate the dose to the tumor while sparing the surrounding normal tissues [1]. For instance, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and volumetric arc therapy achieve this purpose by generating high conformal dose distributions [2]. However, tumors can be located very close to normal organs, such as the rectum and the bladder in prostate cancer, the brain stem in brain cancer, the parotid grand and optic chiasm in nasopharynx cancer, and the spinal cord in spine cancer.
Source: Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Original paper Source Type: research