Dosimetric study of Whole-Brain irradiation with High-Energy photon beams for dose reduction to the scalp.

CONCLUSIONS: Compared with the 6 MV plan, the 15 MV plan achieved a lower scalp dose without impairing the brain surface dose. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: High-energy photon WBRT may mitigate alopecia of patients who receiving WBRT. PMID: 32650647 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The British Journal of Radiology - July 9, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Sawada M, Kunieda E, Akiba T, Kabuki S, Nagao R, Fukuzawa T, Matsumoto Y, Shigematsu N Tags: Br J Radiol Source Type: research