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Dosimetry of breast cancer

Abstract

The systemic therapy of breast cancer has also changed profoundly during the last 60 years, and in this time the integration of treatment modalities involve a major area of investigation. The dosimetry of breast cancer presents different complications which can range from the Physician`s handling of the neoplasia up to the simple aspects of physical simulation, contour design, radiation fields, irregular surfaces and computer programs containing mathematical equations which differ little or largely with the reality of the radiation distribution into the volume to be irradiated. We have studied the problem using two types of measurements to determine how the radiation distribution is in irregular surfaces, and designing an easier skill to be used with each patient, in order to optimize the treatment with respect to the simulation and verification process. (author). 7 refs.
Authors:
Ramirez C, G; Restrepo, J; Aguirre, C A [1] 
  1. Hospital Universitario del Valle, Cali (Colombia)
Publication Date:
Aug 01, 1996
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
IAEA-TECDOC-896; CONF-940864-
Reference Number:
SCA: 550603; 560101; PA: AIX-28:018214; EDB-97:029531; SN: 97001735909
Resource Relation:
Conference: Interregional seminar on radiotherapy dosimetry: radiation dose in radiotherapy from prescription to delivery, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 27-30 Aug 1994; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Radiation dose in radiotherapy from prescription to delivery; PB: 293 p.
Subject:
55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, BASIC STUDIES; 56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, APPLIED STUDIES; CARCINOMAS; DOSIMETRY; MAMMARY GLANDS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOTHERAPY; SIMULATION
OSTI ID:
429950
Research Organizations:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
Country of Origin:
IAEA
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 1011-4289; Other: ON: DE97614216; TRN: XA9642866018214
Availability:
INIS; OSTI as DE97614216
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
pp. 259-261
Announcement Date:
Feb 24, 1997

Citation Formats

Ramirez C, G, Restrepo, J, and Aguirre, C A. Dosimetry of breast cancer. IAEA: N. p., 1996. Web.
Ramirez C, G, Restrepo, J, & Aguirre, C A. Dosimetry of breast cancer. IAEA.
Ramirez C, G, Restrepo, J, and Aguirre, C A. 1996. "Dosimetry of breast cancer." IAEA.
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title = {Dosimetry of breast cancer}
author = {Ramirez C, G, Restrepo, J, and Aguirre, C A}
abstractNote = {The systemic therapy of breast cancer has also changed profoundly during the last 60 years, and in this time the integration of treatment modalities involve a major area of investigation. The dosimetry of breast cancer presents different complications which can range from the Physician`s handling of the neoplasia up to the simple aspects of physical simulation, contour design, radiation fields, irregular surfaces and computer programs containing mathematical equations which differ little or largely with the reality of the radiation distribution into the volume to be irradiated. We have studied the problem using two types of measurements to determine how the radiation distribution is in irregular surfaces, and designing an easier skill to be used with each patient, in order to optimize the treatment with respect to the simulation and verification process. (author). 7 refs.}
place = {IAEA}
year = {1996}
month = {Aug}
}