Early clinical experience with a total body irradiation technique using field-in-field beams and on-line image guidance | Zendy

Ruud G.H. van Leeuwen | Zendy; Drean Verwegen | Zendy; P.G.M. Van Kollenburg | Zendy; M. M. J. Swinkels | Zendy; Richard W.M. van der Maazen | Zendy

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Early clinical experience with a total body irradiation technique using field-in-field beams and on-line image guidance

Author(s) -

Ruud G.H. van Leeuwen,

Drean Verwegen,

P.G.M. Van Kollenburg,

M. M. J. Swinkels,

Richard W.M. van der Maazen

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

physics and imaging in radiation oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.777

H-Index - 12

ISSN - 2405-6316

DOI - 10.1016/j.phro.2020.09.004

Subject(s) - imaging phantom , nuclear medicine , dosimetry , radiation treatment planning , total body irradiation , dosimeter , linear particle accelerator , collimator , medicine , dose profile , supine position , biomedical engineering , radiation therapy , beam (structure) , radiology , surgery , physics , optics , chemotherapy , cyclophosphamide

Total body irradiation (TBI) is a treatment used in the conditioning of patients prior to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. We developed an extended-distance TBI technique using a conventional linac with multi-leaf collimator to deliver a homogeneous dose, and spare critical organs.

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