Evaluation of organ at risk (OAR) doses based on 2D treatment planning in intracavitary brachytherapy of cervical cancer

• Main Authors: Reduan Abdullah, Nur Aqilah Abdul Sani, Chen, Suk Chiang, Mazurawati Mohamed, Nik Ruzman Nik Idris, Ahmad Lutfi Yusoff, Bhavaraju VMK
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9044/1/10_Reduan_Abdullah.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9044/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol44num8_2015/contentsVol44num8_2015.html
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Conventional two-dimensional (2D) treatment planning of intracavitary brachytherapy is still a common practice at the radiotherapy center. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the organ at risk (OAR) doses estimated based on International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) re...