title: Total skin electron beam therapy using an inclinable couch on motorized table and a compensating filter.
abstract: Total skin electron beam is a specialized technique that involves irradiating the entire skin from the skin surface to only a few millimetres in depth. In the Stanford technique, the patient is in a standing position and six different directional positions are used during treatment. Our technique uses large electron beams in six directions with an inclinable couch on motorized table and a compensating filter was also used to spread the electron beam and move its intensity peak. Dose uniformity measurements were performed using Gafchromic films which indicated that the surface dose was 2.04 ± 0.05 Gy. This technique can ensure the dose reproducibility because the patient is fixed in place using an inclinable couch on a motorized table.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Science, Amimachi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fuse
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba city, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba city, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shida
authors.affiliation: Proton Medical Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba city, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba city, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba city, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba city, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba city, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Isobe
authors.affiliation: Proton Medical Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba city, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okumura
authors.affiliation: Proton Medical Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba city, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakae
authors.affiliation: Proton Medical Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba city, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakurai
mesh_terms: D004583:Electrons / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012867:Skin; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*