Impact of organ motion on volumetric and dosimetric parameters in stomach lymphomas treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy.

CONCLUSIONS: There were significant interplay effects affecting the dose distribution in stomach IMRT. The magnitude of the dose reduction was small when patients were treated on free-breathing and multiple fractions.
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Source: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics - August 9, 2019 Category: Physics Authors: Uchinami Y, Suzuki R, Katoh N, Taguchi H, Yasuda K, Miyamoto N, Ito YM, Shimizu S, Shirato H Tags: J Appl Clin Med Phys Source Type: research