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14684187

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-12-19
pubmed:abstractText
In the present paper, dose distribution calculated with the Monte Carlo code EGS4 and with a pencil-beam algorithm are compared for the treatment of a pelvis with an implant. Overestimations of dose values inside the target volume by the pencil-beam algorithm of up to 10% were found, which are attributed to the underestimation of the absorption of photons by the implant. The differences in dose distributions are also expressed by comparing the tumor control probability (TCP) of the Monte Carlo dose calculations with the TCP of the pencil-beam calculations. A TCP reduction of order of 30% was found.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0958-3947
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
229-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Monte Carlo dose calculations in the treatment of a pelvis with implant and comparison with pencil-beam calculations.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiation Oncology, Legacy Health System, Portland, OR, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article