Impact of phantom design on fetal radiation exposure assessment in pregnant women undergoing head and neck 6MV photon radiotherapy.

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Date publication

septembre 2026

Journal

Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB)

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr BESSIERES Igor

Tous les auteurs :
Edouard M, Martin A, Chea M, Jenny C, Ristic Y, Razanajatovo M, Isambert A, Bessières I, Huet C

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42732740

Résumé

This study investigates phantom-based methods for fetal radiation exposure assessment in photon external beam radiotherapy for a pregnant patient, using representative uterine locations as a conservative surrogate rather than direct measurements of fetal position or organs.