| Autor: |
Shaimaa G. Ghazy, Amr Abdelaziz A, Sabbah I. Hammoury, Yasser I. Khedr, Heba S. Ramadan, Kotb Ma |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The International Conference on Chemical and Environmental Engineering. 9:97-112 |
| ISSN: |
2636-4344 |
| DOI: |
10.21608/iccee.2018.34651 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Radiotherapy still the most facilitated modality for treatment malignant brain tumors with or without chemotherapy and after surgery or when surgery is impossible. Purpose: Comparison between the effects of three planning techniques with similar, opposed and non-wedges in brain tumor cases. Methods: Twenty patients with brain tumors (Glioblastoma Multiform) of both sexes were enrolled in the study. A LINAC with 6MV photon beam was used to deliver the prescribed dose. The whole brain technique was applied to each patient and the planning was constructed with non-wedges, similar wedges and opposed wedges within 95% to 107% of the prescribed dose as recommended by the RTOG. The considered organs at risk were; Right and Left (eyes, lenses, and optic nerves), optic chiasma and the brain- stem. Results: The results showed significant difference (at the level P |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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