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1727114

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-14
pubmed:abstractText
A computer-controlled radiation therapy technique is demonstrated which uses multiple concurrent boost fields to modify the beam profile of a conventional treatment beam. A principal field, identical to that of a corresponding conventional treatment plan, delivers the major component of the prescribed dose. Dose increments given from boost fields placed within this principal field compensate for variations in patient anatomy, for variations in target volume shape, and/or for imperfect beam characteristics, such as excessive off-axis dose or inadequate beam wedge angle. This concurrent boost field technique is demonstrated for several treatment sites. It produces significant improvement in uniformity of dose delivered to the target compared to conventional treatment. Implementation of these treatments requires a computer-controlled linear accelerator with independently-movable collimator jaws, an automatic beam set-up procedure, and a patient prescription database. Since all fields are delivered under computer control, concurrent boost technique treatment times are not much longer than those of conventional treatments.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0360-3016
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
167-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Custom beam profiles in computer-controlled radiation therapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiation Therapy, University of Texas Medical Branch of Galveston 77550.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't