Volumetric modulated Arc therapy and conventional intensity-modulated radiotherapy for simultaneous maximal intraprostatic boost: a planning comparison study

R Shaffer, WJ Morris, V Moiseenko, M Welsh… - Clinical oncology, 2009 - Elsevier
AIMS: Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is a novel extension of intensity-modulated
radiotherapy (IMRT) where an optimised three-dimensional dose distribution may be …

Volumetric arc therapy and intensity-modulated radiotherapy for primary prostate radiotherapy with simultaneous integrated boost to intraprostatic lesion with 6 and 18 …

P Ost, B Speleers, G De Meerleer, W De Neve… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to compare intensity-modulated radiotherapy
(IMRT) with volumetric arc therapy (VMAT), in the treatment of prostate cancer with maximal …

A retrospective planning analysis comparing intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) using two optimization …

CA Elith, SE Dempsey… - Journal of Medical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The primary aim of this study is to compare intensity modulated radiation
therapy (IMRT) to volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for the radical treatment of …

A dosimetric comparison of volumetric modulated arc therapy with step-and-shoot intensity modulated radiation therapy for prostate cancer

EA Mellon, K Javedan, TJ Strom, EG Moros… - Practical Radiation …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To compare variable dose-rate volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) with 7-
field, step-and-shoot intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in prostate cancer …

Volumetric modulated arc therapy: planning and evaluation for prostate cancer cases

P Zhang, L Happersett, M Hunt, A Jackson… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To develop an optimization method using volumetric modulated arc therapy
(VMAT) and evaluate VMAT plans relative to the standard intensity-modulated radiotherapy …

Volumetric modulated arc therapy for delivery of prostate radiotherapy: comparison with intensity-modulated radiotherapy and three-dimensional conformal …

D Palma, E Vollans, K James, S Nakano… - International Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is a novel form of intensity-modulated
radiotherapy (IMRT) optimization that allows the radiation dose to be delivered in a single …

Simultaneous integrated boost to intraprostatic lesions using different energy levels of intensity-modulated radiotherapy and volumetric-arc therapy

C Onal, S Sonmez, G Erbay, OC Guler… - The British journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objective: This study compared the dosimetry of volumetric-arc therapy (VMAT) and intensity-
modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) with a dynamic multileaf collimator using the Monte Carlo …

[PDF][PDF] Moderate hypofractionation and simultaneous integrated boost with volumetric modulated arc therapy (RapidArc) for prostate cancer

F Alongi, A Fogliata, P Navarria, A Tozzi… - Strahlentherapie und …, 2012 - researchgate.net
Prostate cancer (PC) is the most common cancer diagnosed in men and the second cause
of cancer mortality after lung primary tumor [1]. Treatment recommendations in PC include …

Single-arc volumetric-modulated arc therapy can provide dose distributions equivalent to fixed-beam intensity-modulated radiation therapy for prostatic irradiation with …

JD Fontenot, ML King, SA Johnson… - The British Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: Volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is becoming an increasingly utilised
modality for treating a variety of anatomical sites. However, the efficacy of single-arc VMAT …

Volumetric modulated arc therapy is superior to conventional intensity modulated radiotherapy-a comparison among prostate cancer patients treated in an Australian …

GB Fogarty, D Ng, G Liu, LE Haydu, N Bhandari - Radiation Oncology, 2011 - Springer
Background Radiotherapy technology is expanding rapidly. Volumetric Modulated Arc
Therapy (VMAT) technologies such as RapidArc®(RA) may be a more efficient way of …