Skin dose differences between intensity-modulated radiation therapy and volumetric-modulated arc therapy and between boost and integrated treatment regimens for …

GP Penoncello, GX Ding - Medical Dosimetry, 2016 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was (1) to evaluate dose to skin between volumetric-modulated
arc therapy (VMAT) and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment techniques …

Planning target volume-to-skin proximity for head-and-neck intensity modulated radiation therapy treatment planning

RA Price Jr, S Koren, I Veltchev, M Hossain… - Practical radiation …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose The goal of this work is to evaluate planning target volume (PTV)-to-skin proximity
versus plan quality as well as the effects of calculation voxel size on dose uncertainty in the …

Effect of topical agents on skin surface dose in volumetric modulated arc therapy for head and neck cancer

H Ueda, Y Ueda, T Ikawa, S Ohira… - Journal of Radiation …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), the effect of an increase in skin surface dose
due to topical agents might be negligible. We investigated the bolus effects of three types of …

[HTML][HTML] Dosimetric comparison of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) in total scalp irradiation: a single institutional …

C Ostheimer, P Hübsch, M Janich… - Radiation oncology …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Total scalp irradiation (TSI) is a rare but challenging indication. We previously
reported that non-coplanar intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) was superior to …

[HTML][HTML] Dosimetric, radiobiological and secondary cancer risk evaluation in head-and-neck three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, intensity-modulated …

JU Rehman, M Isa, N Ahmad, G Nasar… - Journal of medical …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
This analysis estimated secondary cancer risks after volumetric modulated arc therapy
(VMAT) and compared those risks to the risks associated with other modalities of head-and …

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 …

Volumetric intensity-modulated arc therapy vs. conventional IMRT in head-and-neck cancer: a comparative planning and dosimetric study

WFAR Verbakel, JP Cuijpers, D Hoffmans… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Volumetric intensity-modulated arc therapy (RA) allows for rapid delivery of
highly conformal dose distributions. In this study, planning and dosimetry of RA were …

Dosimetric comparison of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) for superficial skin irradiation with significant …

RJ Wills, G Lowe, CL Jones, PJ Hoskin - Strahlentherapie und Onkologie, 2021 - Springer
Purpose This study compares the plan quality of high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT)
and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for superficial irradiation of large areas of skin …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-institutional comparison of volumetric modulated arc therapy vs. intensity-modulated radiation therapy for head-and-neck cancer: a planning study

A Holt, D Van Gestel, MP Arends, EW Korevaar… - Radiation …, 2013 - Springer
Background Compared to static beam Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), the
main advantage of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) is a shortened delivery time …

Skin/mucosa avoidance radiotherapy (SMART) versus conventional volumetric arc‐based radiotherapy (VMAT) for the treatment of head and neck cancer: Dosimetric …

C Anderson, RL MacDonald… - Journal of Applied Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for head and neck cancer has led to a
reduction in radiotherapy doses to normal tissues, like the salivary glands, while maintaining …