Research
Jul 2, 2009
Internal dosimetry for head/neck IMRT
Complex radiation treatment plans must be subject to rigorous quality assurance testing, particularly if the planning and delivery set-up is relatively new. Pre-treatment phantom studies and skin surface measurements are helpful, though neither provides definitive confirmation that the dose is being delivered as expected. In vivo dosimetry would undoubtedly give extra reassurance, but measuring doses inside patients is seldom practical.
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