Purpose: Given tissue inhomogeneity and lack of backscatter media, superficial brachytherapy necessitates more accurate dosimetry than TG-43 formalism. However, the introduction of modern model-based dose calculation algorithms into clinical practice should be carefully evaluated. The aim of this work was to compare dose distributions calculated with TG-43 and advanced collapsed cone engine (ACE) algorithms for individual multi-catheter moulds, and investigate the impact of target size and the lack of bolus to differences between plans. Material and methods: Eleven treatment plans for individual mould multi-catheter high-dose-rate brachytherapy (IMM HDR) were selected for retrospective analysis. All treatment plans were initially calculated with TG-43 formula and re-calculated using ACE algorithm. Plan re-calculation with ACE was repeated for each plan in order to assess the impact of bolus. To evaluate differences between TG-43 and ACE dose distributions, dose-volume histogram (DVH) parameters for each ROI were compared. D-max (maximal point dose), D-0.1cc, and D-2cc were calculated for each risk's organ (OARs) and for external contour. For clinical target volume (CTV), D-98, D-90, D-50, CTV coverage (CTV-V-100), and dose delivered to reference point were compared between the plans. Results: A significantly lower values (p < 0.05) of CTV parameters were observed for treatment plans calculated with ACE algorithm comparing to TG-43. Further analysis showed that differences between CTV-V-100 for ACE and TG-43 plans depended on CTV volume. Dosimetric parameters for OARs were significantly lower in ACE plans than those of TG-43. Only D-2cc for external and D-0.1cc for both eye lenses in ACE plans were insignificantly different comparing to TG-43 plans. Conclusions: Results show that differences between dosimetric parameters are statistically significant. However, their clinical relevance is still undetermined. Careful re-evaluation of the clinical results based on long-term research on TG-43 is necessary to safely introduce modern algorithms to clinical practice.
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Univ Wisconsin, Dept Med Phys, Madison, WI 53705 USA
McGill Univ Hlth Ctr, Dept Med Phys, Montreal, PQ H3G 1A4, CanadaUniv Laval, Dept Radiooncol, Ctr Hosp Univ Quebec, Quebec City, PQ G1R 2J6, Canada
Davis, Stephen D.
Mourtada, Firas
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Christiana Care Hlth Syst, Helen F Graham Canc Ctr, Newark, DE 19899 USAUniv Laval, Dept Radiooncol, Ctr Hosp Univ Quebec, Quebec City, PQ G1R 2J6, Canada
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IPEN CNEN SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Maastricht Univ, Med Ctr, GROW Sch Oncol & Dev Biol, Dept Radiat Oncol MAASTRO, NL-6201 BN Maastricht, NetherlandsIPEN CNEN SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Fonseca, Gabriel Paiva
Tedgren, Asa Carlsson
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Karolinska Univ Hosp, Dept Med Phys, Sect Radiotherapy Phys & Engn, Stockholm, Sweden
Linkoping Univ, Dept Med & Hlth Sci IMH, Med Radiat Phys, Linkoping, SwedenIPEN CNEN SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Tedgren, Asa Carlsson
Reniers, Brigitte
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Maastricht Univ, Med Ctr, GROW Sch Oncol & Dev Biol, Dept Radiat Oncol MAASTRO, NL-6201 BN Maastricht, Netherlands
Hasselt Univ, CMK, Res Grp NuTeC, B-3590 Diepenbeek, BelgiumIPEN CNEN SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Reniers, Brigitte
Nilsson, Josef
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Karolinska Univ Hosp, Dept Med Phys, Sect Radiotherapy Phys & Engn, Stockholm, SwedenIPEN CNEN SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Nilsson, Josef
Persson, Maria
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Karolinska Univ Hosp, Dept Med Phys, Sect Radiotherapy Phys & Engn, Stockholm, SwedenIPEN CNEN SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Persson, Maria
Yoriyaz, Helio
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IPEN CNEN SP, Sao Paulo, BrazilIPEN CNEN SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Yoriyaz, Helio
Verhaegen, Frank
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Maastricht Univ, Med Ctr, GROW Sch Oncol & Dev Biol, Dept Radiat Oncol MAASTRO, NL-6201 BN Maastricht, Netherlands
McGill Univ, Dept Oncol, Med Phys Unit, Montreal, PQ H3G 1A4, CanadaIPEN CNEN SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Krankenhaus Hietzing, Inst Krankenhausphys, Vienna, Austria
Med Univ Vienna, Dept Radiotherapy, Ctr Comprehens Canc, A-1090 Vienna, AustriaKrankenhaus Hietzing, Inst Krankenhausphys, Vienna, Austria
Hofbauer, Julia
Kirisits, Christian
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Med Univ Vienna, Dept Radiotherapy, Ctr Comprehens Canc, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
Med Univ Vienna, Christian Doppler Lab Med Radiat Res Radiat Oncol, A-1090 Vienna, AustriaKrankenhaus Hietzing, Inst Krankenhausphys, Vienna, Austria
Kirisits, Christian
Resch, Alexandra
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Med Univ Vienna, Dept Radiotherapy, Ctr Comprehens Canc, A-1090 Vienna, AustriaKrankenhaus Hietzing, Inst Krankenhausphys, Vienna, Austria
Resch, Alexandra
Xu, Yingjie
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Chinese Acad Med Sci, Dept Radiat Oncol, Beijing 100730, Peoples R ChinaKrankenhaus Hietzing, Inst Krankenhausphys, Vienna, Austria
Xu, Yingjie
Sturdza, Alina
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Med Univ Vienna, Dept Radiotherapy, Ctr Comprehens Canc, A-1090 Vienna, AustriaKrankenhaus Hietzing, Inst Krankenhausphys, Vienna, Austria
Sturdza, Alina
Potter, Richard
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Med Univ Vienna, Dept Radiotherapy, Ctr Comprehens Canc, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
Med Univ Vienna, Christian Doppler Lab Med Radiat Res Radiat Oncol, A-1090 Vienna, AustriaKrankenhaus Hietzing, Inst Krankenhausphys, Vienna, Austria
Potter, Richard
Nesvacil, Nicole
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Med Univ Vienna, Dept Radiotherapy, Ctr Comprehens Canc, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
Med Univ Vienna, Christian Doppler Lab Med Radiat Res Radiat Oncol, A-1090 Vienna, AustriaKrankenhaus Hietzing, Inst Krankenhausphys, Vienna, Austria
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Christiana Care Hlth Syst, Helen F Graham Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Dept Radiat Oncol, 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19713 USAChristiana Care Hlth Syst, Helen F Graham Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Dept Radiat Oncol, 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Jacob, Dayee
Lamberto, Melissa
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Pinnacle Hlth Syst, Dept Radiat Oncol, Harrisburg, PA USAChristiana Care Hlth Syst, Helen F Graham Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Dept Radiat Oncol, 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Lamberto, Melissa
Lawrence, Lana DeSouza
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Christiana Care Hlth Syst, Helen F Graham Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Dept Radiat Oncol, 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19713 USAChristiana Care Hlth Syst, Helen F Graham Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Dept Radiat Oncol, 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Lawrence, Lana DeSouza
Mourtada, Firas
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Christiana Care Hlth Syst, Helen F Graham Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Dept Radiat Oncol, 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Thomas Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
UT MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Phys, Houston, TX USAChristiana Care Hlth Syst, Helen F Graham Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Dept Radiat Oncol, 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19713 USA
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Christiana Care Hlth Syst, Dept Radiat Oncol, Helen F Graham Canc Ctr, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Christiana Care Hlth Syst, Res Inst, Newark, DE 19713 USACHU Quebec, Dept Radio Oncol & Axe Oncol, Ctr Rech, Quebec City, PQ G1R 2J6, Canada
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Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Phys, Houston, TX 77030 USA
Univ Texas Houston, Grad Sch Biomed Sci Houston, Houston, TX USAHelen F Graham Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Mikell, Justin K.
Klopp, Ann H.
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Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Houston, TX 77030 USAHelen F Graham Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Klopp, Ann H.
Gonzalez, Graciela M. N.
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Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Biostat, Houston, TX 77030 USAHelen F Graham Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Gonzalez, Graciela M. N.
Kisling, Kelly D.
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Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Phys Patient Care, Houston, TX 77030 USA
Univ Texas Houston, Grad Sch Biomed Sci Houston, Houston, TX USAHelen F Graham Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Kisling, Kelly D.
Price, Michael J.
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Louisiana State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA
Agr & Mech Coll, Baton Rouge, LA USAHelen F Graham Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Price, Michael J.
Berner, Paula A.
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Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Phys, Houston, TX 77030 USAHelen F Graham Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Berner, Paula A.
Eifel, Patricia J.
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Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Houston, TX 77030 USAHelen F Graham Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Eifel, Patricia J.
Mourtada, Firas
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Helen F Graham Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Phys Patient Care, Houston, TX 77030 USA
Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Expt Diagnost Imaging, Houston, TX 77030 USAHelen F Graham Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Newark, DE 19713 USA
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Univ Wisconsin, Dept Med Phys, Madison, WI 53705 USA
McGill Univ Hlth Ctr, Dept Med Phys, Montreal, PQ H3G 1A4, CanadaUniv Laval, Dept Radiooncol, Ctr Hosp Univ Quebec, Quebec City, PQ G1R 2J6, Canada
Davis, Stephen D.
Mourtada, Firas
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Christiana Care Hlth Syst, Helen F Graham Canc Ctr, Newark, DE 19899 USAUniv Laval, Dept Radiooncol, Ctr Hosp Univ Quebec, Quebec City, PQ G1R 2J6, Canada
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IPEN CNEN SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Maastricht Univ, Med Ctr, GROW Sch Oncol & Dev Biol, Dept Radiat Oncol MAASTRO, NL-6201 BN Maastricht, NetherlandsIPEN CNEN SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Fonseca, Gabriel Paiva
Tedgren, Asa Carlsson
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Karolinska Univ Hosp, Dept Med Phys, Sect Radiotherapy Phys & Engn, Stockholm, Sweden
Linkoping Univ, Dept Med & Hlth Sci IMH, Med Radiat Phys, Linkoping, SwedenIPEN CNEN SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Tedgren, Asa Carlsson
Reniers, Brigitte
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Maastricht Univ, Med Ctr, GROW Sch Oncol & Dev Biol, Dept Radiat Oncol MAASTRO, NL-6201 BN Maastricht, Netherlands
Hasselt Univ, CMK, Res Grp NuTeC, B-3590 Diepenbeek, BelgiumIPEN CNEN SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Reniers, Brigitte
Nilsson, Josef
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Karolinska Univ Hosp, Dept Med Phys, Sect Radiotherapy Phys & Engn, Stockholm, SwedenIPEN CNEN SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Nilsson, Josef
Persson, Maria
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Karolinska Univ Hosp, Dept Med Phys, Sect Radiotherapy Phys & Engn, Stockholm, SwedenIPEN CNEN SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Persson, Maria
Yoriyaz, Helio
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IPEN CNEN SP, Sao Paulo, BrazilIPEN CNEN SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Yoriyaz, Helio
Verhaegen, Frank
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Maastricht Univ, Med Ctr, GROW Sch Oncol & Dev Biol, Dept Radiat Oncol MAASTRO, NL-6201 BN Maastricht, Netherlands
McGill Univ, Dept Oncol, Med Phys Unit, Montreal, PQ H3G 1A4, CanadaIPEN CNEN SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Krankenhaus Hietzing, Inst Krankenhausphys, Vienna, Austria
Med Univ Vienna, Dept Radiotherapy, Ctr Comprehens Canc, A-1090 Vienna, AustriaKrankenhaus Hietzing, Inst Krankenhausphys, Vienna, Austria
Hofbauer, Julia
Kirisits, Christian
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Med Univ Vienna, Dept Radiotherapy, Ctr Comprehens Canc, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
Med Univ Vienna, Christian Doppler Lab Med Radiat Res Radiat Oncol, A-1090 Vienna, AustriaKrankenhaus Hietzing, Inst Krankenhausphys, Vienna, Austria
Kirisits, Christian
Resch, Alexandra
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Med Univ Vienna, Dept Radiotherapy, Ctr Comprehens Canc, A-1090 Vienna, AustriaKrankenhaus Hietzing, Inst Krankenhausphys, Vienna, Austria
Resch, Alexandra
Xu, Yingjie
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Chinese Acad Med Sci, Dept Radiat Oncol, Beijing 100730, Peoples R ChinaKrankenhaus Hietzing, Inst Krankenhausphys, Vienna, Austria
Xu, Yingjie
Sturdza, Alina
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Med Univ Vienna, Dept Radiotherapy, Ctr Comprehens Canc, A-1090 Vienna, AustriaKrankenhaus Hietzing, Inst Krankenhausphys, Vienna, Austria
Sturdza, Alina
Potter, Richard
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Med Univ Vienna, Dept Radiotherapy, Ctr Comprehens Canc, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
Med Univ Vienna, Christian Doppler Lab Med Radiat Res Radiat Oncol, A-1090 Vienna, AustriaKrankenhaus Hietzing, Inst Krankenhausphys, Vienna, Austria
Potter, Richard
Nesvacil, Nicole
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Med Univ Vienna, Dept Radiotherapy, Ctr Comprehens Canc, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
Med Univ Vienna, Christian Doppler Lab Med Radiat Res Radiat Oncol, A-1090 Vienna, AustriaKrankenhaus Hietzing, Inst Krankenhausphys, Vienna, Austria
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Christiana Care Hlth Syst, Helen F Graham Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Dept Radiat Oncol, 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19713 USAChristiana Care Hlth Syst, Helen F Graham Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Dept Radiat Oncol, 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Jacob, Dayee
Lamberto, Melissa
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Pinnacle Hlth Syst, Dept Radiat Oncol, Harrisburg, PA USAChristiana Care Hlth Syst, Helen F Graham Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Dept Radiat Oncol, 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Lamberto, Melissa
Lawrence, Lana DeSouza
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Christiana Care Hlth Syst, Helen F Graham Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Dept Radiat Oncol, 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19713 USAChristiana Care Hlth Syst, Helen F Graham Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Dept Radiat Oncol, 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Lawrence, Lana DeSouza
Mourtada, Firas
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Christiana Care Hlth Syst, Helen F Graham Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Dept Radiat Oncol, 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Thomas Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
UT MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Phys, Houston, TX USAChristiana Care Hlth Syst, Helen F Graham Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Dept Radiat Oncol, 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19713 USA
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Christiana Care Hlth Syst, Dept Radiat Oncol, Helen F Graham Canc Ctr, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Christiana Care Hlth Syst, Res Inst, Newark, DE 19713 USACHU Quebec, Dept Radio Oncol & Axe Oncol, Ctr Rech, Quebec City, PQ G1R 2J6, Canada
机构:
Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Phys, Houston, TX 77030 USA
Univ Texas Houston, Grad Sch Biomed Sci Houston, Houston, TX USAHelen F Graham Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Mikell, Justin K.
Klopp, Ann H.
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Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Houston, TX 77030 USAHelen F Graham Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Klopp, Ann H.
Gonzalez, Graciela M. N.
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Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Biostat, Houston, TX 77030 USAHelen F Graham Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Gonzalez, Graciela M. N.
Kisling, Kelly D.
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Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Phys Patient Care, Houston, TX 77030 USA
Univ Texas Houston, Grad Sch Biomed Sci Houston, Houston, TX USAHelen F Graham Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Kisling, Kelly D.
Price, Michael J.
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Louisiana State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA
Agr & Mech Coll, Baton Rouge, LA USAHelen F Graham Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Price, Michael J.
Berner, Paula A.
论文数: 0引用数: 0
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Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Phys, Houston, TX 77030 USAHelen F Graham Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Berner, Paula A.
Eifel, Patricia J.
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Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Houston, TX 77030 USAHelen F Graham Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Eifel, Patricia J.
Mourtada, Firas
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Helen F Graham Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Phys Patient Care, Houston, TX 77030 USA
Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Expt Diagnost Imaging, Houston, TX 77030 USAHelen F Graham Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Newark, DE 19713 USA
Mourtada, Firas
[J].
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