Assessing the Validity of Clinician Advice That Patients Avoid Use of Topical Agents Before Daily Radiotherapy Treatments
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DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.4292
Abstract: Importance Radiation dermatitis is common and often treated with topical therapy. Patients are typically advised to avoid topical agents for several hours before daily radiotherapy (RT) out of concern that topical agents might increase the… read more here.
Keywords: daily radiotherapy; surface dose; surface; skin ... See more keywords
Multi‐jet fusion for additive manufacturing of radiotherapy immobilization devices: Effects of color, thickness, and orientation on surface dose and tensile strength
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13548
Abstract: Abstract Immobilization devices are used to obtain reproducible patient setup during radiotherapy treatment, improving accuracy, and reducing damage to surrounding healthy tissue. Additive manufacturing is emerging as a viable method for manufacturing and personalizing such… read more here.
Keywords: color; radiotherapy; surface; surface dose ... See more keywords
A Monte Carlo study of the effect of an ultrasound transducer on surface dose during intrafraction motion imaging for external beam radiation therapy
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.12464
Abstract: Purpose: The aim of this study was to estimate changes in surface dose due to the presence of the Clarity Autoscan™ ultrasound (US) probe during prostate radiotherapy using Monte Carlo (MC) methods. Methods: MC models… read more here.
Keywords: motion; probe; surface dose; effect ... See more keywords
Investigation of Buildup Region and Surface Dose: Comparison of Parallel Plane Ion Chamber, Treatment Planning System, and MC Simulation
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DOI: 10.1080/00295450.2021.1895407
Abstract: In these days, Monte Carlo (MC) simulation is a method that can calculate the radiation dose that occurs in an environment in the most accurate way. The correct measurement of the dose occurring on... read more here.
Keywords: buildup region; surface dose; region surface; investigation buildup ... See more keywords
Feasibility Evaluation of HgI2-based Flexible Dosimeter for Surface Dose Measurements in Radiotherapy
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/14/02/c02011
Abstract: In the application of radiotherapy to the skin, the need for ensuring the accuracy of surface dose measurements has attracted increasing attention because dose accumulation and inaccurate skin registration during irradiation can compromise patient safety.… read more here.
Keywords: surface dose; feasibility; surface; dose measurements ... See more keywords
Determination of Entrance Surface dose for Three Common Planar Diagnostic X-Ray Examinations.
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DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncac177
Abstract: Patient dose during diagnostic radiography procedures primarily depends on the entrance surface dose (ESD) and the exposure area. The purpose of this study was to determine ESD for five common diagnostic X-ray examinations using dose… read more here.
Keywords: ray examinations; ray; surface dose; diagnostic ray ... See more keywords
Comparison of conventional versus customised Eurosil-4 Pink bolus for radiotherapy of the chest wall
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267741
Abstract: Introduction In radiotherapy, the presence of air gaps near a tumour can lead to underdose to the tumour. In this study, the impact of air gaps on dose to the surface was evaluated. 3D-printing was… read more here.
Keywords: bolus; eurosil pink; air; surface dose ... See more keywords
Evaluation of Surface Dose and Commissioning of Compensator-Based Total Body Irradiation
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DOI: 10.4103/jmp.jmp_137_21
Abstract: Purpose: The aim of the current study is to commission compensator-based total body irradiation (TBI) and to compare surface dose using percentage depth dose (PDD) while varying the distance between beam spoiler and phantom surface.… read more here.
Keywords: beam; dose; surface; surface dose ... See more keywords