Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8221628 | International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
For concurrent treatment of the prostate and PLN, with a planning margin to the prostate of 8 mm/6 mm posterior and a planning margin of 5 mm to the PLN, aligning to the prostate soft tissue can achieve adequate dose coverage to the both target volumes; aligning to the pelvic bone would result in underdosing to the prostate in one-third of fractions. With these planning margins, MLC tracking and ART methods have no dosimetric advantages.
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Authors
Samah PhD, Guangshun PhD, Qingyang PhD, Kevin L. MD, Yahua MD, Peng PhD, Rahul D. MD, Ping PhD,