Volumetric-modulated arc therapy in head and neck radiotherapy: a planning comparison using simultaneous integrated boost for nasopharynx and oropharynx …

M Johnston, S Clifford, R Bromley, M Back, L Oliver… - Clinical Oncology, 2011 - Elsevier
AIMS: Volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) allows rapid delivery of radiotherapy. The
aim of this planning study was to evaluate VMAT and dynamic intensity-modulated …

Head and neck margin reduction with adaptive radiation therapy: robustness of treatment plans against anatomy changes

S van Kranen, O Hamming-Vrieze, A Wolf… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose We set out to investigate loss of target coverage from anatomy changes in head
and neck cancer patients as a function of applied safety margins and to verify a cone beam …

Evaluation of the planning target volume in the treatment of head and neck cancer with intensity-modulated radiotherapy: what is the appropriate expansion margin in …

AM Chen, DG Farwell, Q Luu, PJ Donald… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To compare patterns of disease failure among patients treated with intensity-
modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in conjunction with daily image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) …

Volumetric modulated arc therapy of head-and-neck cancer on a fast-rotating O-ring linac: Plan quality and delivery time comparison with a C-arm linac

S Michiels, K Poels, W Crijns, L Delombaerde… - Radiotherapy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Linac improvements in gantry speed, leaf speed and dose rate
may increase the time-efficiency of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) delivery. The …

The dosimetric and clinical advantages of the GTV-CTV-PTV margins reduction by 6 mm in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: Significant acute and late toxicity …

A Al-Mamgani, R Kessels, T Janssen, A Navran… - Radiotherapy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose We aim to identify the dosimetric and clinical impact of reducing the total GTV-CTV-
PTV margins in head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) treated with definitive …

Predictors of mucositis in oropharyngeal and oral cavity cancer in patients treated with volumetric modulated radiation treatment: A dose–volume analysis

R Mazzola, F Ricchetti, S Fersino, A Fiorentino… - Head & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background The purpose of this study was to assess predictors of mucositis in
oropharyngeal and oral cavity cancer after definitive or adjuvant volumetric modulated arc …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) with Oncentra MasterPlan® for the treatment of head and neck cancer

J Alvarez-Moret, F Pohl, O Koelbl, B Dobler - Radiation Oncology, 2010 - Springer
Background Several comparison studies have shown the capability of VMAT to achieve
similar or better plan quality as IMRT, while reducing the treatment time. The experience of …

Patterns-of-failure after helical tomotherapy-based chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer: implications for CTV margin, elective nodal dose and bilateral …

V Dandekar, T Morgan, J Turian, MJ Fidler, J Showel… - Oral oncology, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives There is debate about the optimal clinical target volume (CTV) expansion and
prophylactic nodal dose (PND) in head and neck IMRT. We evaluated our patterns-of-failure …

Clinical experience transitioning from IMRT to VMAT for head and neck cancer

MT Studenski, V Bar-Ad, J Siglin, D Cognetti, J Curry… - Medical …, 2013 - Elsevier
To quantify clinical differences for volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) versus intensity
modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in terms of dosimetric endpoints and planning and …

Robustness quantification methods comparison in volumetric modulated arc therapy to treat head and neck cancer

W Liu, SH Patel, JJ Shen, Y Hu, DP Harrington… - Practical radiation …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background To compare plan robustness of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) with
intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and to compare the effectiveness of 3 plan …