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Published on: February 6, 2019
[Helical tomotherapy: general methodology for clinical and dosimetric evaluation (national French project)]
1Département de Radiothérapie, Institut Bergonié, Centre Régional de Lutte Contre le Cancer, 229, Cours de l'Argonne, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France. kantor@bergonie.org
Abstract:
The methodology and choice of criteria and indexes used for a common evaluation of helical tomotherapy by 3 French centres are described. After a selection of clinical indications and definition of the general purpose are successively described the criteria and index selected for: 1) description of volumes and adaptation for on board imaging; 2) dose prescription and constraints related to IMRT; 3) intercomparaison of volumes and doses and potential dosimetric gain with this new equipment.
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