CONFORMAL THERAPY :: 3D Examples
 
Prostate Cancer

Radiation high dose volume, represented by the isodose lines (pink color lines), conform very well to the shape of prostate and seminal vesicles treatment volume (red color). Normal tissues such as bladder (yellow object on top) and rectum (green shape on bottom) are well spared. This normal tissue sparing allows escalation of radiation dose to the prostate safely. For prostate cancer, higher dose improves cure rates.

 
Breast Cancer

In this 3-field breast treatment, multiplanar reconstruction and 3-D graphics help creating precise matching of fields without gaps or overlaps. Radiation dose to normal organs such as the heart can usually be eliminated and to the lung, greatly reduced.

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