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 …

Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT): a review of clinical outcomes—what is the clinical evidence for the most effective implementation?

SO Hunte, CH Clark, N Zyuzikov… - The British Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Modern conformal radiation therapy using techniques such as modulation, image guidance
and motion management have changed the face of radiotherapy today offering superior …

Treatment planning for volumetric modulated arc therapy

JL Bedford - Medical physics, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is a specific type of intensity‐modulated
radiation therapy (IMRT) in which the gantry speed, multileaf collimator (MLC) leaf position …

Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) vs. serial tomotherapy, step-and-shoot IMRT and 3D-conformal RT for treatment of prostate cancer

D Wolff, F Stieler, G Welzel, F Lorenz… - Radiotherapy and …, 2009 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), a complex treatment strategy
for intensity-modulated radiation therapy, may increase treatment efficiency and has recently …

Volumetric modulated arc therapy: planning and evaluation for prostate cancer cases

P Zhang, L Happersett, M Hunt, A Jackson… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To develop an optimization method using volumetric modulated arc therapy
(VMAT) and evaluate VMAT plans relative to the standard intensity-modulated radiotherapy …

Volumetric modulated arc therapy for delivery of prostate radiotherapy: comparison with intensity-modulated radiotherapy and three-dimensional conformal …

D Palma, E Vollans, K James, S Nakano… - International Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is a novel form of intensity-modulated
radiotherapy (IMRT) optimization that allows the radiation dose to be delivered in a single …

Commissioning of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)

JL Bedford, AP Warrington - International Journal of Radiation Oncology …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) involves the simultaneous use of
dynamic multileaf collimator (DMLC) techniques and gantry arcing; appropriate quality …

Total body irradiation with volumetric modulated arc therapy: Dosimetric data and first clinical experience

A Springer, J Hammer, E Winkler, C Track, R Huppert… - Radiation …, 2016 - Springer
Background To implement total body irradiation (TBI) using volumetric modulated arc
therapy (VMAT). We applied the Varian RapidArc™ software to calculate and optimize the …

Assessing the role of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) relative to IMRT and helical tomotherapy in the management of localized, locally advanced, and post …

MTM Davidson, SJ Blake, DL Batchelar… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Purpose To quantify differences in treatment delivery efficiency and dosimetry between step-
and-shoot intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), volumetric modulated arc therapy …

Clinical applications of volumetric modulated arc therapy

MM Matuszak, D Yan, I Grills, A Martinez - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To present treatment planning case studies for several treatment sites for which
volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) could have a positive impact; and to share an …