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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

CT-planned internal mammary node radiotherapy in the DBCG-IMN study: Benefit versus potentially harmful effects

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Pages 1027-1034 | Received 22 Apr 2014, Accepted 13 May 2014, Published online: 24 Jun 2014

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Figure 1. Random sampling of patients stratified on type and laterality of operation was carried out in four departments. Dose distributions were recalculated with various methods as indicated. AAA, anisotropic analytical algorithm; CCA, enhanced collapsed cone algorithm; FMU, fixed monitor units; PB, pencil beam algorithm; S. size, sample size.

Figure 1. Random sampling of patients stratified on type and laterality of operation was carried out in four departments. Dose distributions were recalculated with various methods as indicated. AAA, anisotropic analytical algorithm; CCA, enhanced collapsed cone algorithm; FMU, fixed monitor units; PB, pencil beam algorithm; S. size, sample size.

Table I. Estimates of doses to internal mammary nodes and organs at risk in 68 original treatment plans.

Table II. Left-side average estimates of dose coverage for internal mammary nodes and organs at risk with and without internal mammary node radiotherapy.

Table III. Dose estimates resulting from three different calculation methods.

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