Abstract
The problem of dose perturbation due to hip prostheses during pelvic irradiation can be significant. Dose attenuation by a commonly used titanium alloy hip prosthesis was measured. Depending on the energy of the radiation beam and the thickness along the prosthesis, the attenuation was between 32% and 64%. This attenuation effect should be considered in treatment planning, especially in a patient with bilateral hip prostheses and when undergoing treatment for prostate cancer where the tumor typically lies between prostheses. (C) 2000 American Association of Medical Dosimetrists.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 7-8 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Medical Dosimetry |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2000 |
Keywords
- Dose attenuation
- Hip prosthesis
- Radiation therapy
- Titanium alloy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Oncology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
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Eng, T. Y. (2000). Dose attenuation through a titanium alloy hip prosthesis. Medical Dosimetry, 25(1), 7-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0958-3947(99)00021-7