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Table 2 Technical data: 3D vs.IMRT

From: Biological in-vivo measurement of dose distribution in patients' lymphocytes by gamma-H2AX immunofluorescence staining: 3D conformal- vs. step-and-shoot IMRT of the prostate gland

 

3D

SSIMRT

beams

4

7-9

boost

sequential

integrated

SD (Gy)

2

2.17

CD (Gy)

72

76

fractions

36

35

energy (MV)

18

6

dose output (MU/min)

300

300

mean beam-on time (min)

1.29

6.16

mean table time (min)

11.5

16.3

  1. SD = Single fraction dose, CD = Cumulative dose, MV = Megavolts, MU = Monitor units.
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Radiation Oncology

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