The impact of margin reduction on outcome and toxicity in head and neck cancer patients treated with image-guided volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)

A Navran, W Heemsbergen, T Janssen… - Radiotherapy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background and purpose In recent decades, outcomes of patients with head and neck
cancer (HNC) have improved as a result of implementing several strategies, such as …

Dosimetric justification for the use of volumetric modulated arc therapy in head and neck cancer—A systematic review of the literature

N Buciuman, LG Marcu - Laryngoscope Investigative …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Radiotherapy for head and neck cancer (HNC) has evolved rapidly in the past
decades from conformal three‐dimensional technique (3D‐CRT) to intensity‐modulated …

[HTML][HTML] Recurrence patterns after IMRT/VMAT in head and neck cancer

H Bollen, J van der Veen, A Laenen, S Nuyts - Frontiers in oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Purpose: Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy
(VMAT), two advanced modes of high-precision radiotherapy (RT), have become standard of …

[HTML][HTML] A prospective trial of volumetric intensity-modulated arc therapy vs conventional intensity modulated radiation therapy in advanced head and neck cancer

SD Fung-Kee-Fung, R Hackett, L Hales… - World journal of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To prospectively compare volumetric intensity-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and
conventional intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in coverage of planning target …

A comparison of several modulated radiotherapy techniques for head and neck cancer and dosimetric validation of VMAT

F Stieler, D Wolff, H Schmid, G Welzel, F Wenz… - Radiotherapy and …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) has the potential to shorten treatment
times for fluence modulated radiotherapy. We compared dose distributions of VMAT, step …

Long‐term experience with reduced planning target volume margins and intensity‐modulated radiotherapy with daily image‐guidance for head and neck cancer

AM Chen, Y Yu, ME Daly, DG Farwell… - Head & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background The purpose of this study was to compare outcomes among patients treated by
intensity‐modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) with daily image‐guided radiotherapy (IGRT) for …

Is VMAT beneficial for patients undergoing radiotherapy to the head and neck?

J Osborn - Radiography, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Volumetric Intensity-Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) offers solutions to the time
consuming, higher monitor unit (MU) delivery of Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) …

Toxicity profile and early clinical outcome for advanced head and neck cancer patients treated with simultaneous integrated boost and volumetric modulated arc …

C Franzese, A Fogliata, E Clerici, D Franceschini… - Radiation …, 2015 - Springer
Background Shortening the overall treatment time without increasing acute reactions is one
of the major aims in radiotherapy for head and neck cancer (HNC). Volumetric modulated …

Early clinical experience with volumetric modulated arc therapy in head and neck cancer patients

M Scorsetti, A Fogliata, S Castiglioni, C Bressi… - Radiation …, 2010 - Springer
Background To report about early clinical experience in radiation treatment of head and
neck cancer of different sites and histology by volumetric modulated arcs with the RapidArc …

Multi-institutional comparison of volumetric modulated arc therapy vs. intensity-modulated radiation therapy for head-and-neck cancer: a planning study

A Holt, D Van Gestel, MP Arends, EW Korevaar… - Radiation …, 2013 - Springer
Background Compared to static beam Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), the
main advantage of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) is a shortened delivery time …