CT-based dose recalculations in head and neck cancer radiotherapy: comparison of daily dose recalculations to less time-consuming approaches.

Simon WagenblastSeverin KampferKai J BormStephanie E CombsSteffi U PigorschMarciana Nona Duma

Published in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] (2018)

Daily dose calculations are the most precise to assess dose differences between actual and planned dose. Dose recalculations on every fifth MVCT (i. e., weekly control CTs) are an applicable and time-saving way of identifying patients with significant dose differences compared to the planned dose.

Keyphrases

early stage
magnetic resonance imaging
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
locally advanced
molecular dynamics simulations