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 …

An introduction to the intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) techniques, tomotherapy, and VMAT

C Elith, SE Dempsey, N Findlay… - Journal of Medical …, 2011 - Elsevier
The goal of radiation therapy is to administer a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target while
limiting the side effects caused by delivering the dose to surrounding tissues and vital …

Is RapidArc more susceptible to delivery uncertainties than dynamic IMRT?

GT Betzel, BY Yi, Y Niu, CX Yu - Medical physics, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Rotational IMRT has been adopted by many clinics for its promise to deliver
treatments in a shorter amount of time than other conventional IMRT techniques. In this …

Helical tomotherapy versus single-arc intensity-modulated arc therapy: a collaborative dosimetric comparison between two institutions

Y Rong, G Tang, JS Welsh, MM Mohiuddin… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Both helical tomotherapy (HT) and single-arc intensity-modulated arc therapy
(IMAT) deliver radiation using rotational beams with multileaf collimators. We report a dual …

Target tracking using DMLC for volumetric modulated arc therapy: A simulation study

B Sun, D Rangaraj, L Papiez, S Oddiraju… - Medical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Target tracking using dynamic multileaf collimator (DMLC) is a promising approach
for intrafraction motion management in radiation therapy. The purpose of this work is to …

Clinical challenges in the implementation of a tomotherapy service for head and neck cancer patients in a regional UK radiotherapy centre

S Chatterjee, JH Mott, G Smyth… - The British Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is increasingly being used to treat head
and neck cancer cases. Methods: We discuss the clinical challenges associated with the …

Comparison of absolute dose achievable between helical tomotherapy and rapidarc in total dura mater irradiation for child cancer

W Sun, J Zhang, Y Wang, M Chen… - … in Cancer Research …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and Purpose: In this study, the absolute dose achievable between helical
tomotherapy (HT) plans and RapidArc (RA) plans for total dura mater irradiation (TDMI) was …

Feasibility of tomotherapy-based image-guided radiotherapy for locally advanced oropharyngeal cancer

NP Nguyen, M Ceizyk, P Vos, M Betz, A Chi… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Purpose The study aims to assess the feasibility of tomotherapy-based image-guided (IGRT)
radiotherapy for locally advanced oropharyngeal cancer. A retrospective review of 33 …

Does helical tomotherapy improve dose conformity and normal tissue sparing compared to conventional IMRT? A dosimetric comparison in high risk prostate cancer

V Murthy, S Mallik, Z Master… - … in cancer research …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The study was designed to compare Helical Tomotherapy (HT) based IMRT and
conventional sliding window (SW IMRT) in patients with high risk prostate cancer …

Intensitätsmodulierte Strahlentherapie

C Thilmann, U Oelfke, F Sterzing - Strahlentherapie, 2013 - Springer
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