Objectives The development of new techniques in radiotherapy (RT) provides a better
planned target volume (PTV) dose distribution while further improving the protection of …

Since the publication of AAPM Task Group (TG) 148 on quality assurance (QA) for helical
tomotherapy, there have been many new developments on the tomotherapy platform …

Purpose To investigate the plan quality and doses to the heart, contralateral breast (CB),
ipsilateral lung (IL), and contralateral lung (CL) in tangential breast treatments using the …

Background and purpose Adjuvant radiation therapy (RT) of the whole breast (WB) is still the
standard treatment for early breast cancer. A variety of radiation techniques is currently …

Background To implement a tangential treatment technique for whole breast irradiation
using the Varian Halcyon and to compare it with Elekta Synergy Agility plans. Methods For …

Purpose. To compare five techniques for the postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) with
simultaneous integrated boost (SIB). Materials and Methods. Twenty patients with left‐sided …

目的探究螺旋断层固定野调强放疗TomoDirect (TD) 技术在中段食管癌放疗中的应用,
并评价计划质量和效率. 方法对本院收治的10 例局部晚期根治性中段食管癌患者进行研究 …

Abstract Introduction TomoTherapy (Accuray, Sunnyvale, CA) has recently introduced a
static form of tomotherapy: TomoDirect™(TD). This study aimed to evaluate TD against a …

Simple Summary The planning treatment volume (PTV) during internal mammary irradiation
(IMNI) regularly overlaps with lung tissue and is often in close proximity to the heart. Thus …

Background: Conventional tomotherapy platforms only allow for the delivery of helical IMRT.
However the use of IMRT and helical delivery in breast cancer treatment is non-standard …