| Title |
The impact of the contrast material on dose planning for volumetric arc treatment of head and neck tumours / |
| Translation of Title |
Kontrastinės medžiagos įtaka dozių planavimui taikant arkinį moduliuoto intensyvumo galvos ir kaklo navikų spindulinį gydymą. |
| Authors |
Jankauskas, Simas |
| Full Text |
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| Pages |
48 |
| Keywords [eng] |
VMAT ; volumetric ; contrast |
| Abstract [eng] |
Many cancer treatment centres does not use contrast material for radiotherapy planning, because contrast media consists of high atomic number materials like iodine. These materials artificially increases density of soft tissues and blood vessels. In that way it leads to different dose distribution in plans that were computed using contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scans rather than non-enhanced CT scans. |
| Dissertation Institution |
Kauno technologijos universitetas. |
| Type |
Master thesis |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2020 |
