Open AccessDosimetric verification of dose calculation algorithm in the lung during total marrow irradiation using helical tomotherapy
Author(s) -
Ewelina Konstanty,
Julian Malicki,
Katarzyna Łagodowska,
Anna Kowalik
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_980_15
Subject(s) - tomotherapy , nuclear medicine , medicine , lung , imaging phantom , thermoluminescent dosimeter , total body irradiation , radiation therapy , bone marrow , radiation treatment planning , dosimetry , radiology , dosimeter , chemotherapy , surgery , pathology , cyclophosphamide
Treatment of proliferative diseases of the hematopoietic system involves, in most cases, chemotherapy combined with radiation therapy, which is intended to provide adequate immunosuppressant. Conventionally, total body irradiation (TBI) was used; however, total marrow irradiation (TMI) performed with helical tomotherapy (HT) has been proposed as an alternative, with the aim of delivering the highest dose in the target area (skeleton bone).