Skin Dose Impact from Vacuum Immobilization Device and Carbon Fiber Couch in Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 228-232

  Lee, Kuo Wei ^a,b,c,d   Wu, Jian Kuen ^a   Jeng, Shiu Chen ^a   Hsueh Liu, Yen Wan ^c   Cheng, Jason Chia Hsien ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Couch; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Prostate cancer; Skin; Vacuum immobilization device

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION SHIELD; SIMULATOR; SKIN TOXICITY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; TREATMENT PLANNING; VACUUM; VACUUM IMMOBILIZATION DEVICE;

BEDS; BODY BURDEN; CARBON; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SKIN; VACUUM;

EID: 67651214053     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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