Intensity-modulated arc therapy (IMAT) was proposed by Yu (1995 Phys. Med. Biol. 40 1435–
49) as an alternative to tomotherapy. Over more than a decade, much progress has been …

Arc therapies have gained widespread clinical interest in radiation oncology over the past
decade. Arc therapies have several potential advantages over standard techniques such as …

Offering comprehensive coverage of the clinical, physical, and technical aspects of radiation
treatment planning, Khan's Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology, Fifth Edition …

Purpose: Helical tomotherapy (HT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) are arc‐
based approaches to IMRT delivery. The objective of this study is to compare VMAT to both …

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 …

Purpose: To make the planning of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) faster and to
explore the tradeoffs between planning objectives and delivery efficiency. Methods: A …

Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) has found widespread clinical application in
recent years. A large number of treatment planning studies have evaluated the potential for …

The purpose of this study is to examine plan quality, treatment planning time, and estimated
treatment delivery time for 5‐and 9‐field sliding window IMRT, single and dual arc RapidArc …

Purpose: With the increased commercial availability of intensity modulated arc therapy
(IMAT) comes the need for comprehensive QA programs, covering the different aspects of …

We developed a fluence map prediction method that directly generates fluence maps for a
given desired dose distribution without optimization for volumetric modulated arc therapy …