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3 International Journal of Medical Physics, Clinical Engineering and Radiation Oncology, 2018, 7, ISSN Online: ISSN Print: Table of Contents Volume 7 Number 2 May 2018 Dosimetric Analysis of Three Different Radiotherapy Techniques in Patients with Breast Cancer and Their Impact on Organs at Risk (OAR) V. Jagtap, D. Saikia, S. B. Sharma, S. Bhattacharjee, M. N. Singh, S. Goswami, A. K. Kalita 131 Experimental Evaluation of CT Number Changes in 320-Row CBCT Volume Scan for Proton Range Calculation R. Hirai, R. Kohno, Y. Kumazaki, T. Akimoto, H. Saitoh, S. Kato 141 In-Vivo Dosimetry Method for Measuring Peak Surface Dose Using Radiochromic Films during Computed Tomography Scanning of the Sinus K. Soliman, S. Altimyat, A. Alrushoud, A. Alenezi, M. Alkhorayef 151 Imaging and Dosimetric Consideration for Titanium Prosthesis Implanted within the Irradiated Region by Cobalt-60 Teletherapy Unit V. Indongo, S. N. A. Tagoe, K. Kyere, C. Schandorf 160 Effects of Irregular Respiratory Motion on the Positioning Accuracy of Moving Target with Free Breathing Cone-Beam Computerized Tomography X. Li, T. F. Li, E. Yorke, G. Mageras, X. L. Tang, M. Chan, W. J. Xiong, M. Reyngold, R. Gewanter, A. Wu, J. Cuaron, M. Hunt 173 A Study of Quasi-Monochromatic X-Ray Sources for Breast Cancer Early Detection X. Qian, L. Puckett, Z. J. Cai 184 Influence of Distinct Radiotherapy Techniques to Induce Second Cancer Risks in Left Breast Cancer R. A. Elgendy, W. M. Attia, E. M. Attalla, M. A. Elnaggar. 193 Influence of Dosimetric Considerations in Evaluating Second Cancer Risks in Prostate Cancer R. A. Elgendy, W. M. Attia, E. M. Attalla, M. A. Elnaggar 203 Analytical Calculation of the Compton Single Scatter Component of Pencil Beam Scatter Kernel for Scatter Correction in kv Cone Beam CT (kv-cbct) J. Liu, J. D. Bourland Current Status for Oral Platinum (IV) Anticancer Drug Development Q. Mi, S. S. Shu, C. X. Yang, C. Gao, X. Zhang, X. Luo, C. H. Bao, X. Zhang, J. Niu 231

4 International Journal of Medical Physics, Clinical Engineering and Radiation Oncology, 2018, 7, ISSN Online: ISSN Print: Measurement of the Ambient and Extremity Doses in Clinical Oncology Hospital, Menoufia University, Egypt I. A. El-Mesady, G. M. Saleh, N. E. Khaled, A. A. Hussein, H. M. El-Samman, Kh. K. Abd-Al Aziz 248 Investigation of Temperature Dependence of Polymer Gels for Use with Scanning Magnetic Resonance Imaging H. Kawamura, K. Shinoda, H. Fuse, T. Takanashi, Y. Shimada, Y. Ishimori, M. Monma, K. Miyamoto, H. Sato, T. Fujisaki, T. Sakae, A. Matsumura 261

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