Spot scanning proton therapy minimizes neutron dose in the setting of radiation therapy administered during pregnancy.

Wang, Xin; Poenisch, Falk; Sahoo, Narayan; Zhu, Ronald X; Lii, MingFwu; Gillin, Michael T; Li, Jing; Grosshans, David

Wang, Xin; Poenisch, Falk; Sahoo, Narayan; Zhu, Ronald X; Lii, MingFwu; Gillin, Michael T; Li, Jing; Grosshans, David.

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Wang X; The University of MD Anderson Cancer Center. xawang@mdanderson.org.

J Appl Clin Med Phys ; 17(5): 366-376, 2016 09 08.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27685136

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Fetus/radiation effects; Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced/prevention & control; Neutrons/adverse effects; Organs at Risk/radiation effects; Proton Therapy; Radiotherapy, Conformal/adverse effects; Skull Neoplasms/radiotherapy; Adult; Female; Humans; Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced/etiology; Pregnancy; Radiation Protection; Radiotherapy Dosage; Scattering, Radiation

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Skull Neoplasms / Radiotherapy, Conformal / Organs at Risk / Fetus / Proton Therapy / Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Neutrons Type of study: Etiology_studies / Guideline Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Pregnancy Language: En Journal: J Appl Clin Med Phys Year: 2016 Document type: Article

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