Part I: Out‐of‐field dose mapping for 6X and 6X‐flattening‐filter‐free beams on the TrueBeam for extended distances
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.13362
Abstract: PURPOSE With increasing cancer treatment success rates, many patients go on to live long, productive lives following recovery. Therefore, minimizing potential side effects due to dose outside the treated field is becoming a significant consideration… read more here.
Keywords: flattening filter; field; truebeam; extended distances ... See more keywords
Study of out‐of‐field dose in photon radiotherapy: A commercial treatment planning system versus measurements and Monte Carlo simulations
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.14356
Abstract: Purpose An accurate assessment of out‐of‐field dose is necessary to estimate the risk of second cancer after radiotherapy and the damage to the organs at risk surrounding the planning target volume. Although treatment planning systems… read more here.
Keywords: system; field; monte carlo; treatment ... See more keywords
Out-of-field dose in stereotactic radiotherapy for paediatric patients
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DOI: 10.1016/j.phro.2021.05.006
Abstract: Highlights • Small field measurements were performed in a paediatric anthropomorphic phantom using thermoluminescence dosimetry.• The study confirmed the reduction of out-of-field dose using flattening filter free beams in complex geometries.• Dose beyond 40 cm… read more here.
Keywords: stereotactic radiotherapy; field; dose stereotactic; paediatric patients ... See more keywords
Dose estimation outside radiation field using Pinpoint and Semiflex ionization chamber detectors
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DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2017.04.006
Abstract: Abstract This work aims to provide a comparison between two important detectors (Pinpoint and Semiflex) that are frequently used in radiation dosimetery in radiotherapy. This is carried out through the employment of both detectors in… read more here.
Keywords: field dose; field; compared semiflex; pinpoint detector ... See more keywords
Corrigendum: Impact of Magnetic Field on Dose Distribution in MR-Guided Radiotherapy of Head and Neck Cancer
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DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.604231
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Keywords: dose distribution; distribution guided; magnetic field; field dose ... See more keywords
Analytical models for external photon beam radiotherapy out-of-field dose calculation: a scoping review
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DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1197079
Abstract: A growing body of scientific evidence indicates that exposure to low dose ionizing radiation (< 2 Gy) is associated with a higher risk of developing radio-induced cancer. Additionally, it has been shown to have significant… read more here.
Keywords: dose calculation; external photon; radiotherapy; field dose ... See more keywords
Out-of-Field Dose Calculation by a Commercial Treatment Planning System and Comparison by Monte Carlo Simulation for Varian TrueBeam®
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DOI: 10.4103/jmp.jmp_82_18
Abstract: Purpose: The calculation accuracy of treatment planning systems (TPSs) drops drastically when the points outside the field edges are considered. The real accuracy of a TPS and linear accelerator (linac) combination for regions outside the… read more here.
Keywords: treatment planning; field; field dose; dose calculation ... See more keywords
The out-of-field dose in radiation therapy induces delayed tumorigenesis by senescence evasion
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.67190
Abstract: A rare but severe complication of curative-intent radiation therapy is the induction of second primary cancers. These cancers preferentially develop not inside the planning target volume (PTV) but around, over several centimeters, after a latency… read more here.
Keywords: radiation therapy; field dose;