Open AccessDosimetric verification of breathing adapted radiotherapy using polymer gel
Author(s) -
Sofie Månsson,
Anna Karlsson,
Helen Gustavsson,
Johan Christensson,
Sven Bäck
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/56/1/055
Subject(s) - dosimeter , radiation therapy , breathing , thorax (insect anatomy) , nuclear medicine , absorbed dose , respiration , respiratory system , medicine , toxicity , dosimetry , radiology , anesthesia , anatomy
In radiation therapy patient movement caused by respiration can be a major challenge to the ambition to deliver a high absorbed dose to the target volume while minimizing the dose to normal tissues. Large respiratory motion requires increased margins, which implies an increased risk of morbidity from late toxicity. It is therefore important to take respiratory motion into account when treating targets in the thorax region. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using a 3D gel dosimeter for dose verification of breathing adapted radiotherap