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 …

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 …

Evaluation of the optimal combinations of modulation factor and pitch for Helical TomoTherapy plans made with TomoEdge using Pareto optimal fronts

G De Kerf, D Van Gestel, L Mommaerts… - Radiation …, 2015 - Springer
Background Modulation factor (MF) and pitch have an impact on Helical TomoTherapy (HT)
plan quality and HT users mostly use vendor-recommended settings. This study analyses …

Tomotherapy treatment site specific planning using statistical process control

D Binny, CM Lancaster, M Byrne, T Kairn, JV Trapp… - Physica medica, 2018 - Elsevier
Background This study investigated planned MLC distribution and treatment region specific
plan parameters to recommend optimal delivery parameters based on statistical process …

Influence of the Planning Parameters of a New Algorithm on the Dosimetric Quality, Beam-On Time and Delivery Accuracy of Tomotherapy Plans

T Burckbuchler, N Dehaynin, C Niederst, L Bartolucci… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A new planning and optimization algorithm, VOLOTM Ultra, has been
introduced for tomotherapy planning. This algorithm includes new features that significantly …

Patient performance–based plan parameter optimization for prostate cancer in tomotherapy

YJ Cao, S Lee, KH Chang, JB Shim, KH Kim, YJ Park… - Medical …, 2015 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of treatment-planning parameters on
the quality of treatment plans in tomotherapy and to find the optimized planning parameter …

Feasibility and sensitivity study of helical tomotherapy for dose painting plans

MA Deveau, SR Bowen, DC Westerly, R Jeraj - Acta oncologica, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Important limitations for dose painting are due to treatment planning and delivery
constraints. The purpose of this study was to develop a methodology for creating voxel …

Fast Helical Tomotherapy in a head and neck cancer planning study: is time priceless?

D Van Gestel, G De Kerf, K Wouters, W Crijns… - Radiation …, 2015 - Springer
Background The last few years, in radiotherapy there has been a growing focus on speed of
treatment delivery (largely driven by economical and commercial interests). This study …

Statistical analysis of treatment planning parameters for prediction of delivery quality assurance failure for helical tomotherapy

KH Chang, YH Lee, BH Park, MC Han… - … in Cancer Research …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the parameters with a significant impact on delivery
quality assurance (DQA) failure and analyze the planning parameters as possible predictors …

SU‐EE‐A1‐01: Acceleration of Tomotherapy Treatment Delivery by Increasing Pitch and Decreasing Modulation

K Woch, E Soisson, D Westerly, J Kapatoes… - Medical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To determine the feasibility of reducing Tomotherapy treatment delivery time by
planning with increased pitch and reduced modulation factor (MF). Method and Materials …