Comparison of dose distributions on tomography scans for
plans implemented using (a) conventional linear accelerator and
(b) helical tomotherapy. Individual clinical cases have been marked
with the following numbers: 1 – anaplastic medulloblastoma
Tomotherapy – a different way of dose delivery in radiotherapy
Autor: Izabela Żmijewska
Data: 11.07.2012
Helical tomotherapy is one of the methods of radiotherapy. This method enables treatment implementation for a wide spectrum of clinical cases. The vast array of therapeutic uses of helical tomotherapy results directly from the method of dose delivery, which is significantly different from the classic method developed for conventional linear accelerators.
