Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

Ahmed Sherif El-Gizawy

Publications

• Short Communication
  Review of Leakage from a Linear Accelerator and Its Side Effects on Cancer Patients
  Author(s): Abdulraheem Kinsara, Ahmed Sherif El-Gizawy, Essam Banoqitah and Xuewei MaAbdulraheem Kinsara, Ahmed Sherif El-Gizawy, Essam Banoqitah and Xuewei Ma
  
  Radiation therapy using external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is playing an important role for effective treatment of all kinds of tumors. Peripheral dose is the result of leakage and scatter from multileaf collimators devices (MLCs), counts for 2-10% of the maximum dose given to the patient, depending on the machine used and type of treatment. The present review reveals that despite of the recent advancements in linear accelerators (LINAC) and MLC design and technology, the remaining small amount of leakage (peripheral dose) of these devices still has significant side effects on patient’s life span and quality of life after treatment. Based on the findings in this review, it is suggested that introduction of additional effective and patient-specific shielding techniques would have great impact on reducing risk of radiating healthy cells and hence adversely side effects on canc.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9619.1000288

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