Assessing the role of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) relative to IMRT and helical tomotherapy in the management of localized, locally advanced, and post …

MTM Davidson, SJ Blake, DL Batchelar… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Purpose To quantify differences in treatment delivery efficiency and dosimetry between step-
and-shoot intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), volumetric modulated arc therapy …

Treatment and dosimetric advantages between VMAT, IMRT, and helical tomotherapy in prostate cancer

CL Tsai, JK Wu, HL Chao, YC Tsai, JCH Cheng - Medical Dosimetry, 2011 - Elsevier
We investigated the possible treatment and dosimetric advantage of volumetric modulated
arc therapy (VMAT) over step-and-shoot intensity-modulated radiation therapy (step-and …

A dosimetric comparison of tomotherapy and volumetric modulated arc therapy in the treatment of high-risk prostate cancer with pelvic nodal radiation therapy

D Pasquier, F Cavillon, T Lacornerie, C Touzeau… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To compare the dosimetric results of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)
and helical tomotherapy (HT) in the treatment of high-risk prostate cancer with pelvic nodal …

Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) vs. serial tomotherapy, step-and-shoot IMRT and 3D-conformal RT for treatment of prostate cancer

D Wolff, F Stieler, G Welzel, F Lorenz… - Radiotherapy and …, 2009 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), a complex treatment strategy
for intensity-modulated radiation therapy, may increase treatment efficiency and has recently …

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 …

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 …

Rapid Arc, helical tomotherapy, sliding window intensity modulated radiotherapy and three dimensional conformal radiation for localized prostate cancer: A dosimetric …

RA Kinhikar, AB Pawar, U Mahantshetty… - Journal of cancer …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the potential role of RapidArc (RA)
compared with helical tomotherapy (HT), sliding window intensity modulated radiotherapy …

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 …

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 …