Volumetric modulated arc therapy: a review of current literature and clinical use in practice

M Teoh, CH Clark, K Wood, S Whitaker… - The British journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is a novel radiation technique, which can achieve
highly conformal dose distributions with improved target volume coverage and sparing of …

AAPM TG 158: measurement and calculation of doses outside the treated volume from external‐beam radiation therapy

SF Kry, B Bednarz, RM Howell, L Dauer… - Medical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The introduction of advanced techniques and technology in radiotherapy has greatly
improved our ability to deliver highly conformal tumor doses while minimizing the dose to …

Volumetric modulated arc therapy for treatment of solid tumors: current insights

G Macchia, F Deodato, S Cilla, S Cammelli… - OncoTargets and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Aim This article discusses the current use of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)
techniques in clinical practice and reviews the available data from clinical outcome studies …

A comprehensive comparison of IMRT and VMAT plan quality for prostate cancer treatment

EM Quan, X Li, Y Li, X Wang, RJ Kudchadker… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We performed a comprehensive comparative study of the plan quality between
volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) …

[HTML][HTML] Single-isocenter multitarget stereotactic radiosurgery is safe and effective in the treatment of multiple brain metastases

JD Palmer, NT Sebastian, J Chu, D DiCostanzo… - Advances in Radiation …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose Multiple studies have reported favorable outcomes for stereotactic radiosurgery
(SRS) in the treatment of limited brain metastases. An obstacle of SRS in the management of …

On the role of the optimization algorithm of RapidArc® volumetric modulated arc therapy on plan quality and efficiency

E Vanetti, G Nicolini, J Nord, J Peltola, A Clivio… - Medical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The RapidArc volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) planning process is
based on a core engine, the so‐called progressive resolution optimizer (PRO). This is the …

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 …

The superiority of hybrid-volumetric arc therapy (VMAT) technique over double arcs VMAT and 3D-conformal technique in the treatment of locally advanced non-small …

OSH Chan, MCH Lee, AWM Hung, ATY Chang… - Radiotherapy and …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To compare the dosimetric performance of three different treatment techniques–
conformal radiotherapy (CRT), double arcs volumetric modulated arc therapy (RapidArc …

Dosimetric comparison between cone/Iris‐based and InCise MLC‐based CyberKnife plans for single and multiple brain metastases

SY Jang, R Lalonde, C Ozhasoglu… - Journal of applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We performed an evaluation of the CyberKnife InCise MLC by comparing plan qualities for
single and multiple brain lesions generated using the first version of InCise MLC, fixed cone …

Automated volumetric modulated Arc therapy treatment planning for stage III lung cancer: how does it compare with intensity-modulated radio therapy?

EM Quan, JY Chang, Z Liao, T Xia, Z Yuan… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To compare the quality of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) or intensity-
modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) plans generated by an automated inverse planning …