Quantitative Methods 2017

Dosimetry - Methods

Left tangential pair Co 60

Left anterior descending coronary artery

Right coronary artery

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50

Circumflex coronary artery

FMB • Dose-plan for each woman reconstructed on modern planning system for patient with typical anatomy • 97 x 2 different regimens reconstructed using CT-scan for patient with typical anatomy • Mean physical dose to whole heart estimated from dose-volume histogram • LAD coronary artery and mean EQD2 also estimated 24

Taylor et al, Rad Onc 2011