Fetal dose assessment in a pregnant patient with brain tumor: A comparative study of proton PBS and 3DCRT/VMAT radiation therapy techniques
Robabeh Rahimi,
Michael Taylor,
Xing Li
et al.
Abstract:PurposeThe treatment of brain tumors in pregnant patients poses challenges, as the out‐of‐field dose exposure to the fetus can potentially be harmful. A pregnant patient with prior radiation treatment was presented with a brain tumor at our clinic. This work reports on our pre‐treatment study that compared fetal dose exposure between intensity‐modulated proton therapy (IMPT) using pencil beam scanning (PBS) and conventional photon 3D conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT) and volumetric‐modulated arc therapy (VMA… Show more
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