Brain and Spine: Dose Painting /Conformal A id /T h i lAd ... - ASTRO
Brain and Spine: Dose Painting /Conformal A id /T h i lAd ... - ASTRO
Brain and Spine: Dose Painting /Conformal A id /T h i lAd ... - ASTRO
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Objectives<br />
• Review the technical advances in radiation<br />
oncology that have allowed optimization of<br />
radiation delivery y for brain <strong>and</strong> spine p tumors.<br />
• Discuss methods to direct dose to the tumor<br />
while minimizing dose to the normal neural<br />
tissues.<br />
• Review ongoing RTOG studies that incorporate<br />
dose painting <strong>and</strong> conformal avo<strong>id</strong>ance