3D conformal, IMRT and VMAT for the treatment of head and neck cancer: a brief literature review

KT Afrin, S Ahmad - Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 2022 - cambridge.org
Aim: The objective of this study has been to identify monitor unit (MU) and treatment time
variations, volume coverage dissimilarity among 3D conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) …

Dosimetric justification for the use of volumetric modulated arc therapy in head and neck cancer—A systematic review of the literature

N Buciuman, LG Marcu - Laryngoscope Investigative …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Radiotherapy for head and neck cancer (HNC) has evolved rapidly in the past
decades from conformal three‐dimensional technique (3D‐CRT) to intensity‐modulated …

A comparison of several modulated radiotherapy techniques for head and neck cancer and dosimetric validation of VMAT

F Stieler, D Wolff, H Schmid, G Welzel, F Wenz… - Radiotherapy and …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) has the potential to shorten treatment
times for fluence modulated radiotherapy. We compared dose distributions of VMAT, step …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative study of four advanced 3d-conformal radiation therapy treatment planning techniques for head and neck cancer

MY Herrassi, F Bentayeb… - Journal of medical physics, 2013 - journals.lww.com
For the head-and-neck cancer bilateral irradiation, intensity-modulated radiation therapy
(IMRT) is the most reported technique as it enables both target dose coverage and organ-at …

Three-dimensional conformal vs. intensity-modulated radiotherapy in head-and-neck cancer patients: comparative analysis of dosimetric and technical parameters

L Cozzi, A Fogliata, A Bolsi, G Nicolini… - International Journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The use of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is
now widely advocated for the treatment of head-and-neck cancers, to increase the …

Dosimetric Evaluation and Comparison Between Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Plan in Head and …

M Nagarajan, R Banu, B Sathya… - The Gulf Journal of …, 2020 - europepmc.org
AIM: To evaluate and compare the dosimetric parameters between volumetric modulated arc
therapy (VMAT) and Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in head and neck cancers …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy versus intensity modulated radiation therapy in local control of head and neck cancer

G Ghosh, G Gupta, A Malviya… - Journal of cancer research …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: About 74% of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients need to undergo either
definitive or postoperative radiation therapy because of aggressive nature of disease. The …

[HTML][HTML] A prospective trial of volumetric intensity-modulated arc therapy vs conventional intensity modulated radiation therapy in advanced head and neck cancer

SD Fung-Kee-Fung, R Hackett, L Hales… - World journal of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To prospectively compare volumetric intensity-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and
conventional intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in coverage of planning target …

[HTML][HTML] Time trial: A prospective comparative study of the time–resource burden for three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy and intensity-modulated radiotherapy in …

V Murthy, T Gupta, A Kadam… - Journal of Cancer …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Materials and Methods: A cohort of 20 consecutive patients in the ongoing trial was studied.
The radiotherapy planning and delivery process was divided into well-defined steps and …

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 …