"Radiotherapy, Conformal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A therapy using IONIZING RADIATION where there is improved dose homogeneity within the tumor and reduced dosage to uninvolved structures. The precise shaping of dose distribution is achieved via the use of computer-controlled multileaf collimators.
| Descriptor ID |
D020266
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.815.635.700 L01.313.500.750.100.710.600.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Radiotherapy, Conformal- Radiotherapy, Conformal
- Conformal Radiotherapy
- Conformal Radiotherapies
- Radiotherapies, Conformal
- Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy
- Conformal Radiotherapies, Three-Dimensional
- Conformal Radiotherapy, Three-Dimensional
- Radiotherapies, Three-Dimensional Conformal
- Radiotherapy, Three-Dimensional Conformal
- Three Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy
- Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapies
- 3-D Conformal Radiotherapy
- 3-D Conformal Radiotherapies
- Conformal Radiotherapies, 3-D
- Conformal Radiotherapy, 3-D
- Radiotherapies, 3-D Conformal
- Radiotherapy, 3-D Conformal
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Radiotherapy, Conformal" by people in Profiles.
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A dosimetric comparison between the supine and prone positions for three-field intact breast radiotherapy. Am J Clin Oncol. 2011 Jun; 34(3):223-30.
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Helical tomotherapy delivery of an IMRT boost in lieu of interstitial brachytherapy in the setting of gynecologic malignancy: feasibility and dosimetric comparison. Med Dosim. 2011; 36(2):206-12.
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Tomotherapy and multifield intensity-modulated radiotherapy planning reduce cardiac doses in left-sided breast cancer patients with unfavorable cardiac anatomy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Sep 01; 78(1):104-10.