Determination of differences in dosimetry with and without intravenous contrast media for radiotherapy planning in the anatomical region of the head and neck
- International Journal of Radiology & Radiation Therapy
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Pedro Hecht-López, Eduardo Parra-Villegas
Abstract
In radiotherapy (RT), to determine the tumor volume (TV) and its morphology, computed tomography (CT) is used, acquiring images without and with intravenous iodinated contrast media (CM), where its influence has been poorly studied usually in artificial phantoms.
Keywords
dosimetry, radiotherapy, intravenous contrast, head, neck