Radiotherapy Setup Errors
"Radiotherapy Setup Errors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Mistakes committed in the preparations for radiotherapy, including errors in positioning of patients, alignment radiation beams, or calculation of radiation doses.
Descriptor ID |
D061106
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MeSH Number(s) |
E02.815.565 N02.421.450.800
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Concept/Terms |
Radiotherapy Setup Errors- Radiotherapy Setup Errors
- Error, Radiotherapy Setup
- Errors, Radiotherapy Setup
- Radiotherapy Setup Error
- Setup Error, Radiotherapy
- Setup Errors, Radiotherapy
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2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Radiotherapy Setup Errors" by people in Profiles.
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Uncertainty in the positioning of patients receiving treatment for brain metastases and wearing surgical mask underneath thermoplastic mask during COVID-19 crisis. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2021 Jun; 22(6):274-280.
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Intra-fractional patient setup error during fractionated intracranial stereotactic irradiation treatment of patients wearing medical masks: comparison with and without bite block during COVID-19 pandemic. J Radiat Res. 2021 Jan 01; 62(1):163-171.
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Face masks in radiation oncology clinics: based on evidence or source of mistakes? Med Oncol. 2020 Aug 01; 37(9):76.
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Effect of Surgical Mask on Setup Error in Head and Neck Radiotherapy. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2020 Jan-Dec; 19:1533033820974021.
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Patient centring and scan length: how inaccurate practice impacts on radiation dose in CT colonography (CTC). Radiol Med. 2019 Aug; 124(8):762-767.