Intensity-modulated arc therapy: principles, technologies and clinical implementation
XY Cedric, G Tang - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …
49) as an alternative to tomotherapy. Over more than a decade, much progress has been …
Multi-criteria optimization and decision-making in radiotherapy
S Breedveld, D Craft, R Van Haveren… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Radiotherapy (radiation therapy) is one of the main treatments for cancer. The aim is to
deliver a prescribed radiation dose to the tumor, while keeping the unavoidable dose to the …
deliver a prescribed radiation dose to the tumor, while keeping the unavoidable dose to the …
Comparison of Elekta VMAT with helical tomotherapy and fixed field IMRT: plan quality, delivery efficiency and accuracy
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 …
based approaches to IMRT delivery. The objective of this study is to compare VMAT to both …
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 …
radiation therapy (IMRT) in which the gantry speed, multileaf collimator (MLC) leaf position …
Multicriteria VMAT optimization
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 …
explore the tradeoffs between planning objectives and delivery efficiency. Methods: A …
Optimization approaches to volumetric modulated arc therapy planning
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 …
recent years. A large number of treatment planning studies have evaluated the potential for …
Volumetric arc intensity–modulated therapy for spine body radiotherapy: comparison with static intensity-modulated treatment
QJ Wu, S Yoo, JP Kirkpatrick, D Thongphiew… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: This clinical study evaluates the feasibility of using volumetric arc–modulated
treatment (VMAT) for spine stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) to achieve highly …
treatment (VMAT) for spine stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) to achieve highly …
Arc-modulated radiation therapy (AMRT): a single-arc form of intensity-modulated arc therapy
Arc-modulated radiation therapy (AMRT) is a novel rotational intensity-modulated radiation
therapy (IMRT) technique developed for a clinical linear accelerator that aims to deliver …
therapy (IMRT) technique developed for a clinical linear accelerator that aims to deliver …
Deep learning-based inverse mapping for fluence map prediction
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 …
given desired dose distribution without optimization for volumetric modulated arc therapy …
Rotational IMRT techniques compared to fixed gantry IMRT and tomotherapy: multi-institutional planning study for head-and-neck cases
Background Recent developments enable to deliver rotational IMRT with standard C-arm
gantry based linear accelerators. This upcoming treatment technique was benchmarked in a …
gantry based linear accelerators. This upcoming treatment technique was benchmarked in a …