Quality and mechanical efficiency of automated knowledge‐based planning for volumetric‐modulated arc therapy in head and neck cancer
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.14588
Abstract: Abstract Objectives This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of the automated RapidPlan in assessing plan quality and to explore how beam complexity affects the mechanical performance of volumetric modulated arc therapy for head and… read more here.
Keywords: quality; arc therapy; therapy head; modulated arc ... See more keywords
Hypofractionated volumetric‐modulated arc therapy for breast cancer: A propensity‐score‐weighted comparison of radiation‐related toxicity
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DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33525
Abstract: We assessed the clinical benefit of combining volumetric‐modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and hypofractionated radiotherapy (HF‐RT) considering the incidence of radiation‐related toxicities. After a retrospective review for breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant RT between 2005… read more here.
Keywords: modulated arc; radiation related; cancer; vmat ... See more keywords
Technique considerations for implementing volumetric‐modulated arc therapy for total body irradiation within an Australian tertiary institution
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DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.844
Abstract: Over the past decade, our institution delivered conventional total body irradiation (TBI) using Elekta's Monaco treatment planning system (TPS) with an extended SSD field arrangement and 18 megavoltage (MV) energy lateral fields. In 2020, there… read more here.
Keywords: therapy; body irradiation; volumetric modulated; total body ... See more keywords
Two‐step beam geometry optimization for volumetric modulated arc therapy gantry angles in breast treatments
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.17788
Abstract: In partial arc volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for treating breast cancer, setting up the limiting gantry positions of the treatment machine is a nontrivial yet repetitive and time‐consuming task during planning. Templatized solutions exist… read more here.
Keywords: modulated arc; arc therapy; geometry; volumetric modulated ... See more keywords
Intensity-modulated radiotherapy, coplanar volumetric-modulated arc, therapy, and noncoplanar volumetric-modulated arc therapy in, glioblastoma: A dosimetric comparison
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DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2019.105573
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Advanced techniques such as volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) may reduce radiation damage and improve the quality of life for patients.We performed a study comparing dose distributions to the planning target volumes(PTVs) and other organs… read more here.
Keywords: vmat; arc therapy; modulated arc; volumetric modulated ... See more keywords
Dosimetric comparison of the helical tomotherapy, volumetric-modulated arc therapy and fixed-field intensity-modulated radiotherapy for stage IIB-IIIB non-small cell lung cancer
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-14629-w
Abstract: The study aimed to compare the dosimetric parameters to target dose coverage and the critical structures in the treatment planning of helical tomotherapy (TOMO), volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT), and fixed-field intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for NSCLC… read more here.
Keywords: fixed field; modulated arc; arc therapy; helical tomotherapy ... See more keywords
Clinical Experience with Machine Log File Software for Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy Techniques
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DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2017.11929614
Abstract: Mobius FX, an add-on software module from Mobius Medical Systems” for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) quality assurance (QA), uses linac treatment logs to efficiently calculate and verify the 3D dose delivered to patients. An advantage… read more here.
Keywords: modulated arc; traditional methods; mobius; therapy ... See more keywords
Correlation of oral mucosa dose and volume parameters with Grade 3 mucositis, in patients treated with volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer?
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DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyac194
Abstract: BACKGROUND Oral mucositis is the dose-limiting toxicity of chemoradiation in oropharyngeal cancer patients, which can be minimized by giving constraints to oral mucosa. However, the constraints defined in literature are extrapolated from chemoradiation in head… read more here.
Keywords: oral mucosa; mucositis; dose volume; oropharyngeal cancer ... See more keywords
Clinical outcomes of hypofractionated image-guided multifocal irradiation using volumetric-modulated arc therapy for brain metastases
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DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rry091
Abstract: Abstract Volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) can be used to design hypofractionated radiotherapy treatment plans for multiple brain metastases. The purpose of this study was to evaluate treatment outcomes of hypofractionated image-guided multifocal irradiation using VMAT… read more here.
Keywords: brain metastases; modulated arc; arc therapy; brain ... See more keywords
RONC-06. VOLUMETRIC-MODULATED ARC WHOLE-BRAIN RADIOTHERAPY FOR THE PREVENTION OF PERMANENT ALOPECIA IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
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DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa222.779
Abstract: Abstract Permanent alopecia is a grave late complication of multi-drug chemotherapy (CTx) plus cranial irradiation, reducing both patient self-esteem and quality of life in pediatric patients. We started to use craniospinal irradiation (CSI) using the… read more here.
Keywords: permanent alopecia; modulated arc; vmat wbrt; pediatric patients ... See more keywords
Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy versus Fixed-Field Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy in Radical Irradiation for Cervical Cancer without Lymphadenectasis: Dosimetric and Clinical Results
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DOI: 10.1159/000484608
Abstract: Background: The aim of this study was to compare the dosimetric parameters, clinical complications, and efficacy of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and fixed-field intensity-modulated radiotherapy (f-IMRT) in radical radiotherapy for cervical cancer without lymphadenectasis.… read more here.
Keywords: modulated arc; cervical cancer; vmat; arc therapy ... See more keywords