Retrospective evaluation of dosimetric quality for prostate carcinomas treated with 3D conformal, intensity modulated and volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy

SB Crowe, T Kairn, N Middlebrook, B Hill… - Journal of Medical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction This study examines and compares the dosimetric quality of radiotherapy
treatment plans for prostate carcinoma across a cohort of 163 patients treated across five …

[HTML][HTML] Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for prostate cancer: Improving treatment delivery efficiency and accuracy

E Mastella, JE Epile, E De Guglielmo, S Fabbri… - Technical Innovations & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose In stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for prostate cancer, intrafraction
motion is an important source of treatment uncertainty as it could not be completely …

An updating approach for knowledge‐based planning models to improve plan quality and variability in volumetric‐modulated arc therapy for prostate cancer

K Nakamura, K Okuhata, M Tamura… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the dose–volume parameters and
regression scatter plots of the iteratively improved RapidPlan (RP) models, specific …

Analysis of a volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) single phase prostate template as a class solution

M Hoffmann, J Pacey, J Goodworth… - Reports of Practical …, 2019 - journals.viamedica.pl
Aim To assess a class solution template for volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for
prostate cancer using plan analysis software. Background VMAT is a development of …

Stereotactic body radiotherapy in prostate cancer: is rapidarc a better solution than cyberknife?

ND Macdougall, C Dean, R Muirhead - Clinical Oncology, 2014 - Elsevier
Aims There is increasing interest in stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for the
management of prostate adenocarcinoma, with encouraging initial biological progression …

Comparison between two treatment planning systems for volumetric modulated arc therapy optimization for prostate cancer

C Lafond, F Gassa, C Odin, G Dréan, J Even… - Physica medica, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the performances of two commercial treatment planning systems
(TPS) for Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) optimization regarding prostate cancer …

[PDF][PDF] Dosimetric dependence on the collimator angle in prostate volumetric modulated arc therapy

M Isa, J Rehman, M Afzal, JC Chow - Int J Cancer Ther Oncol, 2014 - researchgate.net
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the dose-volume variations of planning
target volume (PTV) and organs-at-risk (OARs) in prostate volumetric modulated arc therapy …

Evaluation of VMAT planning strategies for prostate patients with bilateral hip prosthesis

D To, I Xhaferllari, M Liu, J Liang… - … in Cancer Research …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: In this study, we investigate linac volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT)
planning strategies for bilateral hip prostheses prostate patients with respect to plan quality …

Dose comparisons for conformal, IMRT and VMAT prostate plans

C Sale, P Moloney - Journal of medical imaging and Radiation …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Volumetric‐modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is a relatively new treatment technique
in radiation therapy. A comparison study of conformal, intensity‐modulated radiation therapy …

Biological optimization in volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy for prostate carcinoma

IB Mihaylov, M Fatyga, K Bzdusek, K Gardner… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To investigate the potential benefits achievable with biological optimization for
modulated volumetric arc (VMAT) treatments of prostate carcinoma. METHODS AND …