Impact of varying air cavity on planning dosimetry for rectum patients treated on a 1.5  T hybrid MR-linac system.

CONCLUSIONS: Air cavities inside rectum affects rectum plan dosimetry due ERE. Location and magnitude of hot spots are dependent on the size of the air cavity.
PMID: 32445292 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics - May 22, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: Godoy Scripes P, Subashi E, Burleson S, Liang J, Romesser P, Crane C, Mechalakos J, Hunt M, Tyagi N Tags: J Appl Clin Med Phys Source Type: research