Skin Dose Impact from Vacuum Immobilization Device and Carbon Fiber Couch in Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Authors:
- Jason Chia-Hsien ChengJCJason Chia-Hsien Cheng
- 1 September 2009
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Medical Dosimetry
- Vol. 34 (3) , 228-232
Abstract
No abstract availableKeywords
This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
- The effect of gantry angle on megavoltage photon beam attenuation by a carbon fiber couch insertMedical Physics, 2005
- Two‐dimensional measurement of photon beam attenuation by the treatment couch and immobilization devices using an electronic portal imaging deviceMedical Physics, 2003
- Skin toxicity due to intensity-modulated radiotherapy for head-and-neck carcinomaInternational Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics (IJROBP), 2002
- Evaluation of build-up dose from X-rays under pelvic and abdominal patient immobilisation devicesRadiation Measurements, 2002
- Variations in skin dose associated with linac bed material at 6 MV x-ray energyPhysics in Medicine & Biology, 2001
- The effect of carbon fiber couch inserts on surface dose with beam size variationMedical Dosimetry, 2001
- An investigation into the use of carbon fibre for megavoltage radiotherapy applicationsPhysics in Medicine & Biology, 1998
- Effects of beam modifiers and immobilization devices on the dose in the build-up regionInternational Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics (IJROBP), 1994
- Collapsed cone convolution of radiant energy for photon dose calculation in heterogeneous mediaMedical Physics, 1989
- Arc Therapy Dose Perturbation Due to the Center Bar in a Clinic 4/100 Couch AssemblyMedical Dosimetry, 1988