Effects of megavoltage computed tomographic scan methodology on setup verification and adaptive dose calculation in helical TomoTherapy

Abstract Background To evaluate the effect of pretreatment megavoltage computed tomographic (MVCT) scan methodology on setup verification and adaptive dose calculation in helical TomoTherapy. Methods Both anthropomorphic heterogeneous chest and pelvic phantoms were planned with virtual targets by To...

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Main Authors: Jian Zhu, Tong Bai, Jiabing Gu, Ziwen Sun, Yumei Wei, Baosheng Li, Yong Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018-04-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-018-0989-y