An investigation into the daily reproducibility of patient positioning for 'mantle' treatments.
Three patients treated for Hodgkin's disease by mantle radiotherapy have been studied in detail to quantify day-to-day variation in treatment position. The value of routine treatment verification films is again emphasised, this time to avoid underdosage or overdosage at field junctions in any subsequent treatment.
D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011187:Posture; D011835:Radiation Protection; D011859:Radiography; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage