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Comparison of Computed Tomography and Conventional Transverse Axial Tomography in Radiotherapy Treatment Planning
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1977
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Computed TomographySurgical OncologySurgerySpinal DisorderSpinal OncologyOrthopaedic SurgeryNeuro-oncologyOncologyRadiotherapy Treatment PlanningCt ScanSpinal TumorRadiation Therapy PlanningRadiation OncologyNuclear MedicineRadiologyHealth SciencesAdaptive RadiotherapyMedical ImagingRadiation TherapyTreatment PlansTumor DosesMedicine
Treatment plans can differ widely depending on whether they were developed from anatomical information generated by computed tomography or conventional transverse axial tomography. In the present study, deviations between tumor doses calculated using the two methods were as great as 10%, increasing to 20% for the spinal cord.