The impact of peak-kilovoltage settings on heterogeneity-corrected photon-beam treatment plans

被引：5

作者：

Kendall, Robin L. ^{[1
]}

Gifford, Kent A. ^{[1
]}

Kirsner, Steven M. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Texas, MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Phys, Unit 94, Houston, TX 77030 USA

来源：

RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY | 2006年 / 81卷 / 02期

关键词：

CT tube potential; hounsfield unit; electron density; photon-beam treatment planning; heterogeneity corrections;

D O I：

10.1016/j.radonc.2006.10.005

中图分类号：

R73 [肿瘤学];

学科分类号：

100214 ;

摘要：

Differences were evaluated in external-beam treatment plan dose calculations that result from the use of different Hounsfield-unit to electron-density conversion curves with CT images acquired with various tube potentials. These differences were found to be clinically insignificant and it was concluded that the impact of CT tube potential on treatment planning is negligible. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：206 / 208

页数：3

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