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IMRT/VMAT
This chapter contains questions on intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT). Questions have been...
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Planning and dosimetric evaluation of three total body irradiation techniques: Standard SSD VMAT, Extended SSD VMAT and Extended SSD Field-in-Field
The aim of this study was to dosimetrically compare three total body irradiation (TBI) techniques which can be delivered by a standard linear...
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Analysis on the delivery quality assurance using SunCHECK for the VMAT in halcyon linear accelerator
This study evaluated the dosimetric accuracy of SunCHECK, a calculation-based IMRT DQA program, when applied to VMAT DQA for the Halcyon LINAC....
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Utility of split-VMAT for cardiac protection during left breast cancer radiotherapy
The field-in-field technique of three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) is a common treatment technique used in breast radiation therapy....
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Meta-analysis and systematic review of vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT-2) inhibitors in schizophrenia and psychosis
RationaleDopamine antagonists induce dopamine receptor supersensitivity. This may manifest in late-appearing movement disorders (tardive dyskinesia...
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Comparison of skin dose in IMRT and VMAT with TrueBeam and Halcyon linear accelerator for whole breast irradiation
With the increasing use of flattening filter free (FFF) beams, it is important to evaluate the impact on the skin dose and target coverage of breast...
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Stereotactic body radiation therapy for prostate cancer: a dosimetric comparison of IMRT and VMAT using flattening filter and flattening filter-free beams
This retrospective study was performed to evaluate plan quality and treatment delivery parameters of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for...
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Advantages and robustness of partial VMAT with prone position for neoadjuvant rectal cancer evaluated by CBCT-based offline adaptive radiotherapy
Background and purposeThis study aims to explore the advantages and robustness of the partial arc combined with prone position planning technique for...
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Progressive resolution optimizer (PRO) predominates over photon optimizer (PO) in sparing of spinal cord for spine SABR VMAT plans
Backgroundwe assessed the performance of the optimization algorithms by comparing volumetric modulated arc therapy generated by a progressive...
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Unifying gamma passing rates in patient-specific QA for VMAT lung cancer treatment based on data assimilation
This study aimed to identify systematic errors in measurement-, calculation-, and prediction-based patient-specific quality assurance (PSQA) methods...
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Study on the transferability of the knowledge-based VMAT model to predict IMRT plans in prostate cancer radiotherapy
ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of VMAT library-derived model transfer in the prediction of IMRT plans by dosimetry...
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Effect of simultaneous integrated boost concepts on photoneutron and distant out-of-field doses in VMAT for prostate cancer
BackgroundA simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) may result in increased out-of-field (D OOF ) and photoneutron (H PN ) doses in volumetric modulated arc...
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A method for selecting reference beam model of VMAT plans with three 6MV beam-matched linear accelerators during radiation oncology
Our objective was to provide a method for selecting reference beam model and evaluating the dosimetric accuracy of volumetric modulated arc therapy...
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Dosimetric and radiobiological comparison of IMRT, VMAT, and helical tomotherapy planning techniques in hippocampal sparing whole brain radiotherapy with simultaneous integrated boost for multiple brain metastases
To compare treatment planning and dosimetric outcomes for hippocampal sparing whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) with the simultaneous integrated boost...
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IMRT/VMAT-SABR
New technologies and new techniques developed in radiation therapy during the last decades have helped improve the outcome of radiation treatments....
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Assessment of IMPT versus VMAT plans using different uncertainty scenarios for prostate cancer
BackgroundTo assess the impact of systematic setup and range uncertainties for robustly optimized (RO) intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) and...
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Re-irradiation for local primary-recurrence esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with IMRT/VMAT
PurposeLocal primary-recurrence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) after definitive treatment has the potential for increasing overall...
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Incidental nodal irradiation in patients with esophageal cancer undergoing (chemo)radiation with 3D-CRT or VMAT
The extent of elective nodal irradiation (ENI) in patients undergoing definitive chemoradiotherapy (dCRT) for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma...
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Analytical dosimetric study of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for prostate cancer
PurposeThe study aimed to compare the dosimetric results and treatment delivery efficiency among four techniques to explore the preferred technique...
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EPID-Based Patient-Specific Quality Assurance in VMAT Radiation Therapy Using Split Arcs
Electronic Portal Imaging Device (EPID) with Portal Dosimetry software (Varian Medical Systems) is a widely used and efficient strategy for...