Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1878978 | Applied Radiation and Isotopes | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
•Head and neck radiotherapy simulation.•Head and neck radiotherapy procedures for pregnant patients.•Shielded and unshielded fetus absorbed dose evaluation.
In this work the head and neck cancer treatment of a pregnant patient was experimentally simulated. A female anthropomorphic Alderson phantom was used and the absorbed dose to the fetus was evaluated protecting the patient's abdomen with a 7 cm lead layer and using no abdomen shielding. The target volume dose was 50 Gy. The fetus doses evaluated with and without the lead shielding were, respectively, 0.52±0.039 and 0.88±0.052 cGy.
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Authors
Etieli C. da Costa, Luiz Antonio R. da Rosa, Delano Valdivino S. Batista,