Assessment of dose perturbations for metal stent in photon and proton radiotherapy plans for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Boram LeeSungkoo ChoHee Chul ParkSang-Won KangJae-Sung KimJin-Beom Chung

Published in: Radiation oncology (London, England) (2022)

Dose perturbations within the target volume due to the presence of the metal stent were not observed in the TPS calculations for photon and proton beams, but MC was used to confirm that there are dose variations within the target volume. The MC results found that delivery of the treatment beam avoiding the stent was the best method to prevent target volume underdose.

Keyphrases

monte carlo
early stage
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radiation therapy
molecular dynamics
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density functional theory
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