Total body irradiation simulation with GATE

• Main Author: Κουμούτσου, Αρίστη
• Other Authors: Koumoutsou, Aristi
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Monte Carlo; Radiation therapy; Total body irradiation; Ακτινοθεραπεία; Ολική ακτινοβόληση σώματος

Total body irradiation (TBI) is a radiation therapy technique, which is applied to patient who have a hematological cancer type. The purpose of this treatment is to irradiate the whole bone marrow to kill the cancerous cells and finally to immune-suppress the patient. TBI is usually applied in combi...