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- 2016년 04월호
[Med Phys.] Radiotherapy using hard wedges is no longer appropriate and should be discontinued.가톨릭대/Christopher F. Njeh, 서태석*
- 출처
- Med Phys.
- 등재일
- 2016 Mar
- 저널이슈번호
- 43(3):1031.
- 내용
It is premature to replace physical wedges by other techniques completely, even though there are no technical issues in realizing advanced radiotherapy technologies. Although the recent trend of radiation treatments in developed countries shows a rapid decrease in hard wedge utilization, the speed of catching up with necessary infrastructure in underdeveloped countries is not as fast as desired, leaving them no choice but to continue to use hard wedges in many cases. Thus, I believe that it is not yet the time to completely eliminate the use of hard wedges.
Author information
Njeh CF1, Suh TS2.
1Franciscan St. Francis Health, Indianapolis, Indiana 46237 (Tel: 903-422-0449; E-mail: christopher.njeh@natmedphysics.com).
2Biomedical Engineering, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul 137-701, Republic of Korea (Tel: 822-2258-7234; E-mail: suhsanta@catholic.ac.kr).
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