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Bone Research
Study data from Gaziantep University update knowledge of bone research
April 7th, 2009
According to recent research from Gaziantep, Turkey, "This study aimed to analyze three-dimensional (3D) dosimetric data of conventional two-dimensional (2D) palliative spinal bone irradiation using different reference points and treatment plans with respect to the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) Report 50. Forty-five simulation CT scans of 39 patients previously treated for thoraco-lumbar spinal bone metastases were used." "Three different treatment plans were created: (1) single posterior field plans using the ICRU reference points (ICRUrps); (2) single posterior field plans using the International Bone Metastasis Consensus Working...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-04-07)
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