Can the daily position of bolus material influence radiotherapy treatment?
We observed dosimetric differences between the initial and given treatment plans depending on the position of the bolus for all cases, indifferent of the shift direction. Although the differences were not statistically significant, we identified a few specific instances where the variations might cause uncertainties regarding doses to the organs at risk (OAR). We suggest therefore that strategies for correct daily reproducibility of the bolus need to be implemented on a departmental level.
Authors
- P. Poortmans
- Daniel Portik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8392-3252)
- Zoltán Bálint (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8598-2784)
- Ghizela Ana Maria Sălăgean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9437-5004)
Institutions
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- Babeș-Bolyai University (RO)
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (BE)
- Iridium Kankernetwerk (BE)
- Spitalul Clinic Judetean de Urgenta Târgu Mureş (RO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Reports of Practical Oncology & Radiotherapy
- Published
- 2025-02-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5603/rpor.104013
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai