Conformal radiotherapy and intensity-modulated radiotherapy: clinical data

MTF Eschwège - Acta Oncologica, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
dose three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy for clinically localized prostate cancer:
further evidence for a significant dose effect. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1996; 35: 251–7. …

High dose radiation delivered by intensity modulated conformal radiotherapy improves the outcome of localized prostate cancer

MJ Zelefsky, ZVI Fuks, M Hunt, HJ Lee… - The Journal of …, 2001 - auajournals.org
… of dose escalation with 3-D conformal radiation therapy to 81 Gy. However, it became apparent
that escalation of the radiation dose to … radiation therapy, to decrease the risk of toxicity. …

Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy and dose escalation: where do we stand?

MJ Zelefsky, SA Leibel, GJ Kutcher, Z Fuks - Seminars in radiation oncology, 1998 - Elsevier
dose precision threedimensional conformal radiation therapy … the limitations of conventional
radiotherapy techniques. 3D-CRT … distribution of a prescribed radiation dose to the anatomic …

[PDF][PDF] Current status of conformal radiotherapy

O Dahl, D Kardamakis, B Lind, JC Rosenwald - Acta Oncologica, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
… Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy in locally advanced carcinoma of the prostate:
Preliminary results of a phase I dose-escalation study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1993; …

Comparison of conventional-dose vs high-dose conformal radiation therapy in clinically localized adenocarcinoma of the prostate: a randomized controlled trial

AL Zietman, ML DeSilvio, JD Slater, CJ Rossi… - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
Conformal radiation therapy was given in 2 phases. Phase 1 used … shows an advantage
to high-dose over conventional-dose conformal radiation in terms of freedom from biochemical …

Dose escalation with three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy affects the outcome in prostate cancer

MJ Zelefsky, SA Leibel, PB Gaudin, GJ Kutcher… - … Journal of Radiation …, 1998 - Elsevier
… Although the optimal approach to cure localized prostate cancer with conformal radiotherapy
is still under investigation, we regard the current data as proof-in-principle that high-…

The development of conformal radiation therapy

BA Fraass - Medical physics, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
conformal radiation therapy, and the application of modern computer-controlled radiation
therapy … may improve the therapeutic ratio of high dose radiation therapy for lung cancer." Int. J. …

The use of conformal radiotherapy and the selection of radiation dose in T1 or T2 low or intermediate risk prostate cancer–a systematic review

M Brundage, H Lukka, J Crook, P Warde… - Radiotherapy and …, 2002 - Elsevier
… , that increased prescribed doses of radiation are necessarily … conformal therapy and
dose-escalation, where conformaldose escalation is taken to be the prescription of radiation

Comparison of three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy systems

LJ Verhey - Seminars in radiation oncology, 1999 - Elsevier
conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT) has now become common practice in radiation … the
prostate, presumably requiring a high radiation dose to control. Simple IMRT methods have …

Comparison of intensity-modulated radiotherapy with conventional conformal radiotherapy for complex-shaped tumors

A Pirzkall, F Lohr, A Höss, M Wannenmacher… - … Journal of Radiation …, 2000 - Elsevier
… of conformal radiation therapy (CRT) is to maximize the dose delivered to the target while
minimizing the exposure of dose-sensitive structures to high dose, … of the high radiation dose to …