A comparison of out-of-field dose and its constituent components for intensity-modulated radiation therapy versus conformal radiation therapy: Implications for carcinogenesis

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1458-1464

  Ruben, Jeremy D ^a,b   Lancaster, Craig M ^a   Jones, Phillip ^a   Smith, Ryan L ^a  

^a William Buckland Radiotherapy Centre   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

3D conformal radiation therapy; IMRT; leakage; scatter; second cancer risk

Indexed keywords

3D CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY; CANCER INDUCTION; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENIC RISK; CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY; IMRT; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERNAL SCATTER; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SCATTER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY; WATER BATHS;

DISEASES; HISTOLOGY; LEAKAGE (FLUID); RADIOTHERAPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE;

PHYSICAL THERAPY;

WATER;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION SCATTERING;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 81855185420     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.08.008     Document Type: Article

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