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Dosimetric comparison of MR-linac-based IMRT and conventional VMAT treatment plans for prostate cancer
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the performance of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) plans, planned for...
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Lifetime radiation-induced sarcoma risk in patients subjected to IMRT or VMAT for uterine cervix carcinoma
This study was conducted to estimate the lifetime radiation-induced bone and soft tissue sarcoma risks from intensity modulated radiation therapy...
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Locally advanced NSCLC: a plea for sparing the ipsilateral normal lung—prospective, clinical trial with DART-bid (dose-differentiated accelerated radiation therapy, 1.8 Gy twice daily) by VMAT
BackgroundIn radiation treatment of locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC), ‘margins’ from internal target volumes to planning target...
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Split-VMAT technique to control the deep inspiration breath hold time for breast cancer radiotherapy
BackgroundTo improve split-VMAT technique by optimizing treatment delivery time for deep-inspiration breath hold (DIBH) radiotherapy in left-sided...
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Geometric and dosimetric impact of 3D generative adversarial network-based metal artifact reduction algorithm on VMAT and IMPT for the head and neck region
BackgroundWe investigated the geometric and dosimetric impact of three-dimensional (3D) generative adversarial network (GAN)-based metal artifact...
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Dosimetric evaluation of VMAT and helical tomotherapy techniques comparing conventional volumes with clinical target volumes based on new ESTRO ACROP post-mastectomy with immediate implant reconstruction contouring guidelines
BackgroundThe ESTRO-ACROP Consensus Guideline (EACG) recommends implant excluded clinical target volume (CTVp) definitions for post-mastectomy...
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Report on planning comparison of VMAT, IMRT and helical tomotherapy for the ESCALOX-trial pre-study
BackgroundThe ESCALOX trial was designed as a multicenter, randomized prospective dose escalation study for head and neck cancer. Therefore,...
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Fully automated volumetric modulated arc therapy planning for locally advanced rectal cancer: feasibility and efficiency
BackgroundVolumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) has emerged as a promising technique, but the planning...
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Fully automated volumetric modulated arc therapy technique for radiation therapy of locally advanced breast cancer
BackgroundThis study aimed to evaluate an a-priori multicriteria plan optimization algorithm (mCycle) for locally advanced breast cancer radiation...
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Pediatric craniospinal irradiation with a short partial-arc VMAT technique for medulloblastoma tumors in dosimetric comparison
BackgroundThis study aimed to contrast four different irradiation methods for pediatric medulloblastoma tumors in a dosimetric comparison regarding...
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Development and validation of an automated Tomotherapy planning method for cervical cancer
PurposeThis study aimed to develop an automated Tomotherapy (TOMO) planning method for cervical cancer treatment, and to validate its feasibility and...
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Stereotactic body radiation therapy for prostate cancer: a study comparing 3-year genitourinary toxicity between CyberKnife and volumetric-modulated arc therapy by propensity score analysis
BackgroundTo investigate whether the rate of stereotactic body radiation therapy-related (SBRT-related) genitourinary (GU) toxicity is lower in...
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Risk of temporal lobe necrosis between proton beam and volumetric modulated arc therapies in patients with different head and neck cancers
BackgroundTo investigate the frequency of temporal lobe necrosis (TLN) soon after radiotherapy (RT) and identify differences among patients with...
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The safety and efficacy of volumetric modulated Arc therapy combined with computer tomography-guided adaptive brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: a single institution experience
BackgroundVolumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is a novel form of IMRT, which can deliver more accurate dose distribution and shorten treatment...
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Integrating plan complexity and dosiomics features with deep learning in patient-specific quality assurance for volumetric modulated arc therapy
PurposeTo investigate the feasibility and performance of deep learning (DL) models combined with plan complexity (PC) and dosiomics features in the...
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Impact of positioning errors in the dosimetry of VMAT left-sided post mastectomy irradiation
BackgroundVolumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) adopted in post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) has the capacity to achieve highly conformal...
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Organ-at-risk sparing with dynamic trajectory radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: comparison with volumetric arc therapy on a publicly available library of cases
BackgroundDynamic trajectory radiotherapy (DTRT) extends volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) with dynamic table and collimator rotation during...
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Ninety-degree angled collimator: a dosimetric study related to dynamic intensity-modulated radiotherapy in patients with endometrial carcinoma
BackgroundOur purpose was to ensure that the dose constraints of the organs at risk (OARs) were not exceeded while increasing the prescription dose...
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Study of PRESAGE® dosimeter for end-to-end 3D radiotherapy verification using an anthropomorphic phantom with bespoke dosimeter insert
Modern radiotherapy techniques have advanced and become more sophisticated. End-to-end 3D verification of the complex radiotherapy dose distribution...
