Dosimetric study using different leaf‐width MLCs for treatment planning of dynamic conformal arcs and intensity‐modulated radiosurgery

JY Jin, FF Yin, S Ryu, M Ajlouni, JH Kim - Medical physics, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
This paper systematically studied the dosimetric difference between a micro multileaf
collimator (MLC), a MLC, and a MLC for stereotactic radiosurgery using the Brainscan …

Dosimetric performance of the new high‐definition multileaf collimator for intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery

A Dhabaan, E Elder, E Schreibmann… - Journal of Applied …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The objective was to evaluate the performance of a high‐definition multileaf collimator
(MLC) of 2.5 mm leaf width () and compare to standard 5 mm leaf width MLC () for the …

A comparison of arc-based and static mini-multileaf collimator-based radiosurgery treatment plans

HD Kubo, CTE Pappas, RB Wilder - Radiotherapy and oncology, 1997 - Elsevier
Background: The purpose of this study is to compare arc-based and mini-multileaf collimator
(mMLC)-based radiosurgery treatment plans using isodose distributions and dose-volume …

Influence of multi-leaf collimator leaf width in radiosurgery via volumetric modulated arc therapy and 3D dynamic conformal arc therapy

A Serna, V Puchades, F Mata, D Ramos, M Alcaraz - Physica Medica, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To study the influence of Multileaf Collimator (MLC) leaf width in radiosurgery
treatment planning for Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) and 3D Dynamic …

Impact of collimator leaf width on stereotactic radiosurgery and 3D conformal radiotherapy treatment plans

HD Kubo, RB Wilder, CTE Pappas - International Journal of Radiation …, 1999 - Elsevier
Purpose: The authors undertook a study to analyze the impact of collimator leaf width on
stereotactic radiosurgery and 3D conformal radiotherapy treatment plans. Methods and …

Effects of static dosimetric leaf gap on MLC‐based small‐beam dose distribution for intensity‐modulated radiosurgery

JW Lee, KS Choi, S Hong, YL Kim… - Journal of Applied …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of various specific dosimetric leaf
gaps on the multileaf collimator (MLC)–based small‐beam dose distribution. The dosimetric …

Is smaller better? Comparison of 3-mm and 5-mm leaf size for stereotactic radiosurgery: a dosimetric study

S Chern, DD Leavitt, RL Jensen, DC Shrieve - International Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Purpose: To perform a dosimetric comparison of a minimal 3-mm leaf width multileaf
collimator (MLC) and a minimal 5-mm MLC in dynamic conformal arc stereotactic …

Conformal radiotherapy optimization with micromultileaf collimators: comparison with radiosurgery techniques

C Kulik, JM Caudrelier, M Vermandel… - International Journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Purpose: Conformal radiotherapy (CRT) consists of irradiating the target volume while
avoiding the healthy peripheral tissues and organs at risk as far as possible. One technique …

Impact of collimator leaf width and treatment technique on stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy plans for intra-and extracranial lesions

QJ Wu, Z Wang, JP Kirkpatrick, Z Chang, JJ Meyer… - Radiation …, 2009 - Springer
Background This study evaluated the dosimetric impact of various treatment techniques as
well as collimator leaf width (2.5 vs 5 mm) for three groups of tumors–spine tumors, brain …

Comparison of miniature multileaf collimation (MMLC) with circular collimation for stereotactic treatment

AS Shiu, HM Kooy, JR Ewton, SS Tung, J Wong… - International Journal of …, 1997 - Elsevier
Purpose: A prototype Miniature Multi-Leaf Collimator (MMLC) designed specifically for
radiosurgery and small field radiotherapy has been fabricated and evaluated at the …