Dose to Bone Marrow Using IMRT Techniques in Prostate Cancer Patients

Dose to bone marrow using IMRT techniques in prostate cancer patients Purpose: To investigate the dose distribution in active bone marrow of patients undergoing intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for prostate cancer and compare it to the distribution in the same patients, if they had been treated using conformal plans, in order to develop criteria for optimization to minimize the estimated risk of secondary Leukemia. Patients and Methods:...