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Improving Equity of Care for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Patients: Utilising Multilingual Software to Support Breath‐Hold Breast Radiation Therapy

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
A 22% breath‐hold failure and exclusion rate highlighted major communication barriers for CALD breast radiotherapy patients. In response, a multilingual app was developed to deliver translated coaching for DIBH and EBH in seven languages, improving health equity within the local health district through early education, patient‐friendly FAQs, and ...
Toby Lowe, Rory Hartley, John Atyeo, Brooke Griffiths, Brian Porter, Gillian Lamoury, Marita Morgia, Gabrielle Metz, Susan Carroll   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dose verification for respiratory-gated volumetric modulated arc therapy [PDF]

Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2011
A novel commercial medical linac system (TrueBeam™, Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA) allows respiratory-gated volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), a new modality for treating moving tumors with high precision and improved accuracy by allowing for regular motion associated with a patient's breathing during VMAT delivery.
Jianguo, Qian, Lei, Xing, Wu, Liu, Gary, Luxton   +3 more
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Technique considerations for implementing volumetric‐modulated arc therapy for total body irradiation within an Australian tertiary institution

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 165-172, March 2025.
In 2020, our institution transitioned to the Eclipse™ treatment planning system and to Truebeam® linear accelerators with 6 MV and 10 MV energies. The linear accelerators were installed in smaller bunkers that could not accommodate 400 cm FAD. A multidisciplinary team within the institution was created to evaluate existing total body irradiation ...
Gabriella La Macchia, Clare Wan, Joshua Dass, Mandy Taylor, Gabor Neveri, Malgorzata Skorska   +5 more
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Cardiac Exposure in the Dynamic Conformal Arc Therapy, Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy of Lung Cancer.

PLoS ONE, 2015
PurposeTo retrospectively evaluate the cardiac exposure in three cohorts of lung cancer patients treated with dynamic conformal arc therapy (DCAT), intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), or volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) at our institution in ...
Xin Ming, Yuanming Feng, Huan Liu, Ying Zhang, Li Zhou, Jun Deng   +5 more
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Critical appraisal of the role of volumetric modulated arc therapy in the radiation therapy management of breast cancer

Radiation Oncology, 2017
Background The aim of this review is the critical appraisal of the current use of volumetric modulated arc therapy for the radiation therapy management of breast cancer. Both clinical and treatment planning studies were investigated. Material and methods
Luca Cozzi, Frank Lohr, Antonella Fogliata, Davide Franceschini, Fiorenza De Rose, A R Filippi, Gabriele Guidi, Valentina Vanoni, Marta Scorsetti   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Robustness Evaluation of Physical versus Virtual Bolus for Breast VMAT Using RegGAN‐Based Synthetic CT

Precision Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
Utilizing RegGAN‐generated synthetic CTs, this study evaluates the dosimetric robustness of physical versus virtual bolus strategies in breast VMAT. Results indicate that the virtual bolus method provides comparable plan quality with superior robustness for target coverage homogeneity against daily anatomical variations.
Yong Sang, Lingke Kong, Jianan Wu, Junqin Lei, Enzhuo Quan, Qichao Zhou   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Volumetric modulated arc therapy planning for distal oesophageal malignancies [PDF]

The British Journal of Radiology, 2012
Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is a novel form of intensity-modulated radiation therapy that allows the radiation dose to be delivered in a single gantry rotation using conformal or modulated fields. The capability of VMAT to reduce heart and cord dose, while maintaining lung receiving 20 Gy
Hawkins, M, Bedford, J, Warrington, A, Tait, D   +3 more
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Normal tissue complication probability models of late cardiopulmonary toxicity following deep inspiration breath hold for breast cancer adjuvant radiotherapy

Precision Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) markedly cuts heart and left lung radiation doses during left‐sided breast cancer radiotherapy. The normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) model further confirms lower predicted cardiopulmonary toxicities versus free breathing (FB), potentially improving patients’ quality of life.
Lin Lin, Liang Liu, Zhengxin Gao, Yaling Hong, Qing Gong, Zhan Yu, Xue Liu, Qiaoying Hu, Yongqiang Li, Shen Fu, Qi Yu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bilateral kidney preservation by volumetric-modulated arc therapy (RapidArc) compared to conventional radiation therapy (3D-CRT) in pancreatic and bile duct malignancies

Radiation Oncology, 2011
Background To compare volumetric-modulated arc therapy plans with conventional radiation therapy (3D-CRT) plans in pancreatic and bile duct cancers, especially for bilateral kidney preservation.
Vieillot Sabine, Azria David, Riou Olivier, Moscardo Carmen, Dubois Jean-Bernard, Aillères Norbert, Fenoglietto Pascal   +6 more
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Empty Versus Full Bladder Protocols in Radiotherapy Planning for Localised Prostate Cancer: A Dosimetric Study

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background When planning prostate radiotherapy, full bladder preparation is widely used to displace bowel and bladder from high‐dose regions but is difficult to reproduce and can prolong workflows. Methods Twenty men with localised prostate cancer ± seminal vesicles underwent CT simulation with full and empty bladders.
Rebecca Louise Nield, Sagar Ramani, David Robert Harry Christie, Ingrid Lois Trono   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source