Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

Eda Kucuktulu

Publications

• Research Article
  A Comparison of Thyroid Dose Distribution in 3-D Conformal Radiotherapy and Tomotherapy in Patients with Breast Cancer
  Author(s): Eda Kucuktulu, Ahmet Fatih Yurekli, Uzer Kucuktulu, Murat Topbas, Serdar Mahmut Sisecioglu and Inan AnaforogluEda Kucuktulu, Ahmet Fatih Yurekli, Uzer Kucuktulu, Murat Topbas, Serdar Mahmut Sisecioglu and Inan Anaforoglu
  
  Background and purpose: During the radiotherapy of breast cancer, especially when the supraclavicular lymph nodes are planned to be treated, a portion of thyroid gland may also be included in the treatment field. In this study we compared thyroid gland dose volume histograms (DVHs) of breast cancer patients receiving radiotherapy, planned in both CT-based three-dimensional planning system and MVCT-based image guidance aspect of helical tomotherapy system. Material and method: 20 breast carcinoma patients who were treated with 3-D conformal radiotherapy technique were evaluated concerning their thyroid gland dose distribution. The estimated minimum, mean and maximum thyroid gland doses were calculated for both 3-D conformal radiothreapy and tomothreapy planning systems. Additionally the volume of thyroid gland that received less than 30 Gy and more than 30 Gy were determined. Results: .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9619.1000173

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