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Voxel-based automatic multi-criteria optimization for intensity modulated radiation therapy

Radiation Oncology, 2018
Background Automatic multi-criteria optimization is necessary for intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) because of low planning efficiency and large plan quality uncertainty in current clinical practice.
Yanhua Mai, Fantu Kong, Yiwei Yang, Linghong Zhou, Yongbao Li, Ting Song   +5 more
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Letter. Intensity-modulated radiotherapy for the treatment of breast cancer [PDF]

, 2013
In the systematic review of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in the treatment of breast cancer reported in Clinical Oncology by Dayes and colleagues [1], the only prospective randomised clinical trial (n = 306) testing forward-planned IMRT to have
Haviland, J.S., Coles, C.E., Donovan, E., Yarnold, J.   +3 more
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Radiation-Induced Hypothyroidism After Radical Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Oropharyngeal Carcinoma

Advances in Radiation Oncology, 2020
Purpose: To evaluate 2 published normal tissue complication probability models for radiation-induced hypothyroidism (RHT) on a large cohort of oropharyngeal carcinoma (OPC) patients who were treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT ...
Mona Kamal, MD, PhD, Christopher Ryan Peeler, PhD, Pablo Yepes, PhD, Abdallah S.R. Mohamed, MD, MSc, Pierre Blanchard, MD, Steven Frank, MD, Lei Chen, PhD, Amit Jethanandani, MPH, Rohit Kuruvilla, MD, Benjamin Greiner, MD, Jared Harp, MD, Robin Granberry, BA, Vivek Mehta, MD, Crosby Rock, MD, Katherine Hutcheson, PhD, Carlos Cardenas, PhD, G.Brandon Gunn, MD, Clifton Fuller, MD, PhD, Dragan Mirkovic, PhD   +18 more
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The Current Trend of Radiation Therapy for Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer

Current Oncology, 2023
A recent approach to radiotherapy for prostate cancer is the administration of high doses of radiation to the prostate while minimizing the risk of side effects.
Kazuyuki Numakura, Mizuki Kobayashi, Yumina Muto, Hiromi Sato, Yuya Sekine, Ryuta Sobu, Yu Aoyama, Yoshiko Takahashi, Syuhei Okada, Hajime Sasagawa, Shintaro Narita, Satoshi Kumagai, Yuki Wada, Naoko Mori, Tomonori Habuchi   +14 more
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Intensity modulated radiation therapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma [PDF]

, 2015
Radiation therapy (with associated chemotherapy) is the standard treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Conformal intensity-modulated radiation therapy is a new and particularly interesting technique for these tumors, due to their complex volumes close ...
Haberer-Guillerm, S., Touboul, E., Huguet, F.   +2 more
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Effect of IMRT and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy on oral Candida colonization: A comparative study

Journal of Oral Research and Review, 2017
Aim: To investigate oral candidiasis in patients with head and neck cancer before and after intensity-modulated radiation therapy and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D CRT) and to explore if there is an association with the type of ...
Jasmine Shanthi Kamath, Raghavendra Kini, Anup Kumar Shetty, Vathsala Naik   +3 more
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Comparison of Carotid Artery Dose in Early-Stage Glottic Cancer Treated with 3D-Conformal, Helical-IMRT and VMAT

Forum of Clinical Oncology, 2023
The aim of this study was to compare the dosimetry of carotid arteries (CAs) using three radiation therapy (RT) techniques, three-dimensional conformal RT (3D-CRT), helical tomotherapy-intensity-modulated RT (HT-IMRT), and volumetric modulated arc ...
Pires B, Rothwell D, Guimarães I, Sousa J, Magalhães R, Serra T, Khouri L, Alves P   +7 more
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Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) versus three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) as treatment plans for head and neck tumours

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Objectives: To compare intensity-modulated radiation therapy with three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy 3DCRTwith respect to dose coverage for target volume.
Abd Al-Taj Abd Ali Khaleel, Siham Sabah Abdullah, Sabbar Shukri Al-Bayaty, Nabaa Mohammad Ali Alazawy, Abdulrahman Mohammed Abdulbaqi   +4 more
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A dosimetric comparison of 3D conformal vs intensity modulated vs volumetric arc radiation therapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer

Radiation Oncology, 2012
Background To compare 3 Dimensional Conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) with Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) with Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) for bladder cancer.
Foroudi Farshad, Wilson Lesley, Bressel Mathias, Haworth Annette, Hornby Colin, Pham Daniel, Cramb Jim, Gill Suki, Tai Keen, Kron Tomas   +9 more
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Validation of delivery consistency for intensity-modulated radiation therapy and volumetric-modulated arc therapy plans

Journal of Medical Physics, 2018
The delivery consistency of a Varian Edge linear accelerator over the entire course of treatment for nasopharynx carcinoma (NPC) and prostate cancer intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) treatment plans ...
Wui Ann Woon, Paul B Ravindran, Piyasiri Ekayanake, Yivonne Yih Fang Lim   +3 more
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