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Reduction of the skin‑effect dose of IMRT plan for patients with cancer in pelvic region

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    • Quang Bui Vinh
    • Soai Dang Quoc
    • Toan Hoang Van
    • Truong Vu
    • Tuyet Pham Thi
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    Affiliations: Radiotherapy Department, Hanoi Oncology Hospital, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam, Medical Physics Division, Hanoi Oncology Hospital, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
    Copyright: © Vinh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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    Published online on: March 30, 2023
       https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2023.2639
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In the present study, it was aimed to investigate the optimized plan of radiotherapy with dose modulation in the pelvis to reduce the dose on the skin in patients having pelvic region radiotherapy. The series of images of 45 pelvic cancer patients were selected, intensity‑modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) plan was made, the skin dose reduction was optimized, and evaluated verifying the plan verification. As a result, skin volume receiving dose ≥10, ≥20, ≥30, ≥40 and ≥50 Gy of the IMRT Skin plan were all less than those of the IMRT plan. Particularly, skin volumes receiving doses ≥20, ≥30, ≥40 and ≥50 Gy of the Skin IMRT plan were markedly lower than those of the IMRT plan, the reduction values were 8.76, 18.83, 46.84 and 100%, respectively. Furthermore, the Skin IMRT plan was no longer affected by the 50 Gy dose. In conclusion, the present study revealed that the skin's dose can be decreased with optimal plan processing; thus, this decrease of the skin's dose ensures the continuation of radiotherapy and improved life quality of the patient.
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Vinh QB, Quoc SD, Van TH, Vu T and Thi TP: Reduction of the skin‑effect dose of IMRT plan for patients with cancer in pelvic region. Mol Clin Oncol 18: 43, 2023.
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Vinh, Q.B., Quoc, S.D., Van, T.H., Vu, T., & Thi, T.P. (2023). Reduction of the skin‑effect dose of IMRT plan for patients with cancer in pelvic region. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 18, 43. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2023.2639
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Vinh, Q. B., Quoc, S. D., Van, T. H., Vu, T., Thi, T. P."Reduction of the skin‑effect dose of IMRT plan for patients with cancer in pelvic region". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 18.5 (2023): 43.
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Vinh, Q. B., Quoc, S. D., Van, T. H., Vu, T., Thi, T. P."Reduction of the skin‑effect dose of IMRT plan for patients with cancer in pelvic region". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 18, no. 5 (2023): 43. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2023.2639
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Vinh QB, Quoc SD, Van TH, Vu T and Thi TP: Reduction of the skin‑effect dose of IMRT plan for patients with cancer in pelvic region. Mol Clin Oncol 18: 43, 2023.
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Vinh, Q.B., Quoc, S.D., Van, T.H., Vu, T., & Thi, T.P. (2023). Reduction of the skin‑effect dose of IMRT plan for patients with cancer in pelvic region. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 18, 43. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2023.2639
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Vinh, Q. B., Quoc, S. D., Van, T. H., Vu, T., Thi, T. P."Reduction of the skin‑effect dose of IMRT plan for patients with cancer in pelvic region". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 18.5 (2023): 43.
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Vinh, Q. B., Quoc, S. D., Van, T. H., Vu, T., Thi, T. P."Reduction of the skin‑effect dose of IMRT plan for patients with cancer in pelvic region". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 18, no. 5 (2023): 43. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2023.2639
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