Total scalp radiation using image-guided IMRT for progressive cutaneous T cell lymphoma.
Modern radiotherapy has advanced dramatically over the past decade and it is now possible to focus radiotherapy with extreme precision. This allows the radiation dose to be targeted to the area(s) of tumour while sparing adjacent normal tissues even in seemingly complicated and difficult parts of the body. The case report presented here will illustrate how it is possible to irradiate the entire scalp for extensive cutaneous T cell lymphoma while minimising radiotherapy to the underlying brain, orbits and other critical structures.
Samant
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RS
Division of Radiation Oncology, The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre and University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. rsamant@ottawahospital.on.ca
Fox
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Gerig
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Montgomery
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Allan
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D016410:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011701:PUVA Therapy; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D050397:Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / Q000379:methods*; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome