INFLUENCE OF CT SLICE THICKNESS ON VOLUME AND DOSE UNCERTAINTY FOR DIFFERENT ORGANS DURING TREATMENT PLANNING FOR EARLY PROSTATE CANCER

Pa, I Ta N J O U Rn A L O F R A D I O L Og, Y Mutahir, A Tunio, Mansoor Rafi, Zaeem Ahmed, Shoukat Ali, Asad Corre, A Mutahir, Tunio
2010 unpublished
prostate and organ at the risk by taking 3mm and 5mm scans. This study concluded larger bladder volumes on the 3mm scans and any expected differences were accounted by the missing tissue effect and partial volume effect. 1 In order to further assess the influence of CT slice thickness on the prostate, bladder and rectal volumes, quality of digitally reconstructed radiographs (DRR) and any variation in dose volume histograms (DVH) of clinical benefit, we conducted a study by taking three scans
more » ... mm, 3mm and 5mm) at the time of virtual simulation.
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