Dose planning of intensity modulated radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer using compensating filters

S. S. Chu; C. O. Suh

doi:10.1109/IEMBS.2000.900536

Dose planning of intensity modulated radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer using compensating filters

S. S. Chu, C. O. Suh

Department of Radiation Oncology

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Abstract

To improve the local control of patients with nasopharyngeal cancer, 3-D conformal radiotherapy and intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) was used to compensate filters. For this purpose, a treatment plan consisting of four to six intensity modulated photon fields that are delivered through the compensating filters and block transmission for critical organs was developed. The TCP and NTCP by DVH (dose volume histogram) were compared with the 3-D IMRT. Results show that IMRT provides a powerful and efficient solution for complex planning problems where the surrounding normal tissues place severe constraints on the prescription dose.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2081
Number of pages	1
Journal	Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
Volume	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2000.900536
Publication status	Published - 2000

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Biomedical Engineering
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Health Informatics

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