Radiotherapy for esophageal cancer using simultaneous integrated boost techniques: Dosimetric comparison of helical tomotherapy, Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy (RapidArc) and dynamic intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 485-491

  Wang, Yao Ching ^a,c   Chen, Shang Wen ^a,b   Chien, Chun Ru ^a,b   Hsieh, Te Chun ^a,c   Yu, Chun Yen ^a,c   Kuo, Yu Cheng ^a,c   Yang, Shih Neng ^a,c   Kao, Chia Hung ^a,b   Liang, Ji An ^a,b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dosimetric comparison; Esophageal cancer; RapidArc; Simultaneous integrated boost; TomoTherapy; Volumetric modulated arc therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; FOUR DIMENSIONAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HOMOGENEITY INDEX; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LUNG VOLUME; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PLANNING TARGET VOLUME HIGH; PLANNING TARGET VOLUME LOW; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; SCORING SYSTEM; TOMOTHERAPY; TUMOR VOLUME; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84887066146     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7785/tcrt.2012.500348     Document Type: Article

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