Is a single arc sufficient in volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for complex-shaped target volumes?

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 259-265

  Guckenberger, Matthias ^a   Richter, Anne ^a   Krieger, Thomas ^a   Wilbert, Juergen ^a   Baier, Kurt ^a   Flentje, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer of the paranasal sinuses; Pharyngeal cancer; Prostate cancer; Step and shoot intensity modulated radiotherapy; Volumetric modulated arc therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; ORBIT; PARANASAL SINUS CANCER; PHARYNX CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY;

HUMANS; MALE; PARANASAL SINUS NEOPLASMS; PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70350499496     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.08.015     Document Type: Article

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