A Comparison of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy and Conventional Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Frontal and Temporal High-Grade Gliomas

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1177-1184

  Shaffer, Richard ^a   Nichol, Alan M ^a   Vollans, Emily ^a   Fong, Ming ^a   Nakano, Sandy ^a   Moiseenko, Vitali ^a   Schmuland, Moira ^a   Ma, Roy ^a   McKenzie, Michael ^a   Otto, Karl ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; High grade glioma; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Volumetric modulated arc therapy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TUMORS; BRAINSTEM; CONFORMALITY; DOSE RATE; DOSE-VOLUME HISTOGRAMS; HIGH-GRADE GLIOMAS; HOT SPOT; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; LEAF POSITION; MONITOR UNITS; MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS; OPTIC NERVE; ORGANS AT RISKS; PLANNING OBJECTIVES; PLANNING TARGET VOLUMES; RELATIVE REDUCTION; TREATMENT TIME; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY;

EYE PROTECTION; ONCOLOGY; PHYSICAL THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

CAVITY RESONATORS;

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CANCER GRADING; CHROMOSOME CHIASM; FRONTAL CORTEX; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LENS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETINA; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPORAL CORTEX; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY; VOLUMETRY;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BRAIN STEM; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RETINA; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 77449104543     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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