The role of computed tomography in the planning of radiotherapy fields.
- 1 April 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 147 (1) , 241-244
- https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.147.1.6828737
Abstract
Until recently, acquisition of accurate data concerning tumor anatomy lagged behind other developments in radio therapy. With the advent of computed tomography (CT), these data can be displayed and transmitted to a treatment planning computer. CT information concerning tumor location, irradiated volume and dosimetry were compared with results obtained by traditional methods. Of 201 consecutive patients examined, CT was found helpful in 36% (pelvic tumors, 48%; chest wall tumors, 2% intrathoracic tumors, 54%; palliative treatment, 27%).This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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