Dosimetric Comparison: 3D Conformal vs IMRT
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bowel 42.75 Gy
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bladder 42.75 Gy
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rectum 42.72 Gy
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Van de Bunt et al 2006
Volume of OAR ( Bowel , Bladder , Rectum ) receiving higher doses
were significantly less in IMRT than 3D-CRT plan