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The Use of DRR Designed Fields Is Unnecessarily Toxic and Geographically Inadequate, Analysis of Drr Designed Fields in Preoperative Radiotherapy in Rectal Cancer

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  • Moustafa Al Daly

    (Clinical oncology Department, Cairo University, Egypt)

  • Ahmed Hassan

    (Clinical Oncology Department, Beni Suef University, Egypt)

Abstract

The DRR images and skeletal landmarks are widely used to design treatment portals in preoperative treatment of cancer rectum followed by assessment of isodose lines evaluation, however this practice lacks real volumetric assessment of delivered dose to target volumes and risk organs.

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  • Moustafa Al Daly & Ahmed Hassan, 2018. "The Use of DRR Designed Fields Is Unnecessarily Toxic and Geographically Inadequate, Analysis of Drr Designed Fields in Preoperative Radiotherapy in Rectal Cancer," Cancer Therapy & Oncology International Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 12(2), pages 22-26, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jctoij:v:12:y:2018:i:2:p:22-26
    DOI: 10.19080/CTOIJ.2018.12.555832
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