Bilateral metallic hip implants: Are avoidance sectors necessary for pelvic VMAT treatments?

Bilateral metallic hip implants: Are avoidance sectors necessary for pelvic VMAT treatments?

Purpose: Metallic hip implants (MHI) are common in elderly patients. For pelvic cancers radiotherapy, conventional approaches consist of MHI avoidance during treatment planning, which leads, especially in case of bilateral MHI, to a decreased quality or increased complexity of the treatment plan. Th...

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Main Authors: Dipasquale, G. (Author), Dubouloz, A. (Author), Jaccard, M. (Author), Koutsouvelis, N. (Author), Miralbell, R. (Author), Nouet, P. (Author), Rouzaud, M. (Author), Tsoutsou, P. (Author), Zilli, T. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier GmbH 2021
Subjects:
adult
aged
Aged
Article
artifact reduction
Avoidance-sector
clinical article
comparative study
dosimetry
Hip-prosthesis
human
Humans
image guided radiotherapy
intensity modulated radiation therapy
male
Metallic Implants
patient positioning
Pelvic Tumors
pelvis
Pelvis
planning target volume
Radiotherapy
radiotherapy dosage
Radiotherapy Dosage
radiotherapy planning system
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
Radiotherapy, Image-Guided
Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated
VMAT
volumetric modulated arc therapy
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