Intraoperative radiation therapy at the National Cancer Institute: technical innovations and dosimetry
Journal Article
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· Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States)
The technical complexity of intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) requires modification of the standard physical and dosimetric methods used in external electron beam therapy. At the National Cancer Institute, a number of technical innovations have been integrated into ongoing clinical studies of IORT. These include: (1) an electron beam applicator system that is significantly different from other IORT systems and includes customized squircle applicators; (2) peripheral dose shields; (3) a modified surgical table replacing the standard radiation treatment couch; and (4) routine use of multiple IORT fields that necessitates field matching. The IORT applicator system and related devices and techniques are dosimetrically characterized in detail both for use in the IORT program and in order to illustrate many useful facets of electron dosimetry.
- Research Organization:
- National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
- OSTI ID:
- 5425810
- Journal Information:
- Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 11:7; ISSN IOBPD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ABDOMEN
BEAMS
BODY
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DATA
DEPTH DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS
DOSIMETRY
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTRON DOSIMETRY
ENERGY RANGE
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
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MOCKUP
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OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE BEAMS
PATIENTS
PELVIS
PHANTOMS
RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
SCATTERING
SPATIAL DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS
STRUCTURAL MODELS
SURGERY
THERAPY
WATER
655003* -- Medical Physics-- Dosimetry
ABDOMEN
BEAMS
BODY
BODY AREAS
DATA
DEPTH DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS
DOSIMETRY
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTRON DOSIMETRY
ENERGY RANGE
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
IRRADIATION DEVICES
LEPTON BEAMS
MEDICINE
MEV RANGE
MEV RANGE 10-100
MOCKUP
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUMERICAL DATA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE BEAMS
PATIENTS
PELVIS
PHANTOMS
RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
SCATTERING
SPATIAL DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS
STRUCTURAL MODELS
SURGERY
THERAPY
WATER