• Title/Summary/Keyword: 수직형 MLC

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Efficiency on the Field Edge Block which was used at Junction Field of Head & Neck Cancer in the Radiotherapy (두경부 종양의 방사선치료 시 접합 조사야에 사용된 조사면 끝단 차폐물의 유용성)

  • Lee, Jae-Seung;Kim, Jung-Nam
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.8 no.11
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    • pp.235-241
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    • 2008
  • If the target volume cannot be included with one field at head and neck cancer, we commonly used two or more field. It is very important to irradiate uniform dose at junction area of the fields. However, according to body shape of patient or general condition of patient, skin junction area can be matched incorrect, So overdose area or underdose area can be appeared in the junction area. This study researched therapy technique which can give uniform dose at skin junction owing to applying the edge block of lateral field at head and neck cancer. We measured the changed distance and rotational angle between central line of anterior supraclavicle lymph node and low margin of right lateral field on simulation process using the shielding block of variable rotation. As a result, the changed distance between central line of anterior supraclavicle lymph node and low margin of right lateral field was below 2mm to ${\pm}$10cm distance at central line of Y axis, changed angle was average 1.28 degree. But by using it the shielding block of variable rotation, the incorrect match at junction can be minimized. We think that this technique is very efficient one to apply this technique at head and neck cancered by the movement of organs can be not included, Therefore we have to pay attention on the process to imput MLC layer