Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6189357 | Brachytherapy | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The volumetric skin model was validated because the average breast epidermal thickness was 1.68Â mm. The surface model for skin may underestimate the dose delivered to the epidermis by as much as 23.8%. The external surface contour method does not accurately represent the dermatologic skin thickness of the breast as the skin is modeled as a surface rather than a volume. These discrepancies may skew correlations of dose to skin and toxicity determinations.
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Authors
Kent A. Gifford, Omar Pacha, Adelaide A. Hebert, Christopher L. Nelson, Steven M. Kirsner, Matthew T. Ballo, Elizabeth S. Bloom,