HDR brachytherapy of rectal cancer using a novel grooved-shielding applicator design.
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Summary
The results of this work attest to the capability of these new, highly anisotropic, intelligently shielded applicators to limit dose to healthy tissues while maintaining a conformal prescription dose to the CTV.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2013-09-01
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 26
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Keywords
Brachytherapy, Electromagnetic shielding, Collimated light, Dosimetry, Imaging phantom
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