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BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
Volume 78, Issue 928, Pages 358-361Publisher
BRITISH INST RADIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/56095273
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We present a lung tumour case where, although the proximal spinal cord had already reached its dose tolerance, re-treatment was indicated. Minimization of the cord dose was defined as the main constraint for this case, however additional dose to the heart was considered. A simple (4 field) intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) treatment which proved superior to the standard conformal plan was developed using the Computerized Medical Systems (CMS) XiO treatment planning system. The IMRT plan was found to be superior to the conventional conformal plan regarding tumour coverage. It provided 100% saturation of the planning target volume (PTV) by the 95% isodose cloud, whereas the latter only provided 77% coverage. A step and shoot delivery using 10 intensity levels was developed and subsequently delivered for this patient. We considered it to be a routine application of IMRT and an important example of how it can offer benefit in individual and appropriate cases where conventional treatment is inadequate.
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