IMRT 2018
Spatial dose parameters
DVHs are useful to represent a dose distribution, but mechanisms of radiation damage may relate to spatial features of the dose distribution. Buettner et al:
• 61-Gy isodose >59% of circumference related to late rectal bleeding
• 23-Gy isodose > 109% of rectal length related to loose stools
Sanchez-Nieto 2001
Thames 2004
Buettner 2009
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