Molecular imaging-guided radiotherapy for the treatment of head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma: does it fulfill the promises?

V Grégoire, D Thorwarth, JA Lee - Seminars in radiation oncology, 2018 - Elsevier
With the routine use of intensity modulated radiation therapy for the treatment of head-and-
neck squamous cell carcinoma allowing highly conformed dose distribution, there is an …

Treatment-integrated imaging, radiomics, and personalised radiotherapy: the future is at hand

J Malicki, T Piotrowski, F Guedea… - reports of Practical …, 2022 - journals.viamedica.pl
Since the introduction of computed tomography for planning purposes in the 1970s, we have
been observing a continuous development of different imaging methods in radiotherapy …

Impact of delivery time factor on treatment time and plan quality in tomotherapy

T Yagihashi, T Inoue, S Shiba, A Yamano… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Delivery time factor (DTF) is a new parameter introduced by the RayStation treatment
planning system for tomotherapy treatment planning. This study investigated the effects of …

Influence of modulation factor on treatment plan quality and irradiation time in hippocampus-sparing whole-brain radiotherapy using tomotherapy

A Ishibashi, H Kurosaki, K Miura… - … in Cancer Research …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Hippocampus-sparing whole-brain radiotherapy (HS-WBRT) using tomotherapy
is known to provide a better dose distribution than volumetric-modulated arc therapy but …

Determining efficient helical IMRT modulation factor from the MLC leaf‐open time distribution on precision treatment planning system

R Boyd, K Jeong, WA Tomé - Journal of Applied Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Since the modulation factor (MF) impacts both plan quality and delivery efficiency in
tomotherapy Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) treatment planning, the purpose …

Interfacility variation in treatment planning parameters in tomotherapy: field width, pitch, and modulation factor

H Shimizu, K Sasaki, T Kubota… - Journal of radiation …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Several studies have reported changes in dose distribution and delivery time based on the
value of specific planning parameters [field width (FW), pitch, and modulation factor (MF)] in …

Assessment of monitor unit limiting strategy using volumetric modulated arc therapy for cancer of hypopharynx

S Ahamed, N Singh, D Gudipudi, S Mulinti, A Talluri… - Physica Medica, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose To quantify relative merit of MU deprived plans against freely optimized plans in
terms of plan quality and report changes induced by progressive resolution optimizer …

Evaluation of optimal combination of planning parameters (field width, pitch, and modulation factor) in helical Tomotherapy for bilateral breast cancer

CA Muthuselvi, TK Bijina, A Pichandi - Journal of Medical Physics, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Aim: The aim of the study was to find the most balanced plan with an optimal combination of
planning parameters in helical tomotherapy (HT) for bilateral breast irradiation by evaluating …

Accurate, robust and harmonized implementation of morpho-functional imaging in treatment planning for personalized radiotherapy

E Jiménez-Ortega, A Ureba, JA Baeza, AR Barbeiro… - Plos one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
In this work we present a methodology able to use harmonized PET/CT imaging in dose
painting by number (DPBN) approach by means of a robust and accurate treatment planning …

Vero4DRT System and Dynamic Tumor Tracking SBRT

T Mizowaki, Y Matsuo, M Hiraoka - Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy …, 2023 - Springer
The Vero4DRT is a novel and innovative image-guided radiotherapy system integrating
various IGRT options. The two main characteristics of the system are the gyratory O-ring …