[Dosimetric influence of hip prosthesis during radiotherapeutic treatement].
As the population become aged, many patients with hip prosthesis are treated for a pelvic cancer. The recommended ballistic must avoid to pass in the prosthesis, but sometimes it is inevitable. So it is essential to quantify with accuracy the dose modifications linked to the presence of metallic implant. The aim of this study is to analyze by Monte Carlo method these modifications in simple and complex models (anthropomorphic phantom) which take into account the geometry and the composition of the prosthesis and its coatings. Then, this methodology was used to study the behaviour of a treatment planning system in theses extreme conditions.
Gschwind
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IRMA/CREST/FEMTO, UMR CNRS 6174, pôle universitaire des Portes-Jura, B.P. 71427, 25211 Montbéliard cedex, France. regine.gschwind@pu-pm.univ-fcomte.fr
Buffard
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Masset
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David
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Makovicka
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D000465:Algorithms; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage