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AP-PA field orientation followed by IMRT reduces lung exposure in comparison to conventional 3D conformal and sole IMRT in centrally located lung tumors

Authors: Viacheslav Soyfer, Yaron Meir, Benjamin W Corn, Dan Schifter, Eliahu Gez, Haim Tempelhoff, Natan Shtraus

Published in: Radiation Oncology | Issue 1/2012

Abstract

Little attention has been paid to the fact that intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) techniques do not easily enable treatment with opposed beams. Three treatment plans (3 D conformal, IMRT, and combined (anterior-posterior-posterio-anterior (AP-PA) + IMRT) of 7 patients with centrally-located lung cancer were compared for exposure of lung, spinal cord and esophagus. Combined IMRT and AP-PA techniques offer better lung tissue sparing compared to plans predicated solely on IMRT for centrally-located lung tumors.

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Title: AP-PA field orientation followed by IMRT reduces lung exposure in comparison to conventional 3D conformal and sole IMRT in centrally located lung tumors
Authors: Viacheslav Soyfer
Yaron Meir
Benjamin W Corn
Dan Schifter
Eliahu Gez
Haim Tempelhoff
Natan Shtraus
Publication date: 01-12-2012
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Radiation Oncology / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1748-717X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-7-23

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