ReviewThe British journal of radiology2011
Volumetric modulated arc therapy: a review of current literature and clinical use in practice.
Review in The British journal of radiology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03694015 (SUPR-3D), which is not on this map. Cited by 336 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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SUPR-3D: A Randomized Phase III Trial Comparing Simple Unplanned Palliative Radiotherapy Versus 3D Conformal Radiotherapy for Patients With Bone Metastases
Who cites it
336 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Outcomes of Anal Cancer Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treated with Curative Chemoradiotherapy: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Pooled it
- Survival of osseointegrated implants in head and neck cancer patients submitted to multimodal treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Pooled it
- The application of metal artifact reduction methods on computed tomography scans for radiotherapy applications: A literature review.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2021Pooled it
- Adjuvant breast inversely planned intensity-modulated radiotherapy with simultaneous integrated boost for early stage breast cancer : Results from a phase II trial.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2020Trial
- Comparison of Dosimetric Gains Provided by Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy, Volume-Modulated Arc Therapy, and Helical Tomotherapy for High-Grade Glioma.BioMed research international · 2020Trial
- Tightening the gradient: ten years of dosimetric refinement in head and neck reirradiation.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2026Article
- Game engine-driven high-precision collision simulation system for radiation therapy: development and clinical evaluation.Radiological physics and technology · 2026Article
- Gold Nanoparticle-Mediated DNA Damage Under FLASH Electron-Beam Irradiation: A Monte Carlo Study.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparison of DVH-based machine learning and 3D convolutional neural network approaches for automated VMAT planning in head and neck cancer.Radiological physics and technology · 2026Article
- Comparison of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy and Fixed-Field Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Canine Prostatic Carcinoma Using a 4.3 Gy × 10-Fraction Protocol: A Dosimetric Planning Study.Veterinary and comparative oncology · 2026Article
- Fast fourier transform based spectral features for machine learning prediction of gamma passing rates in virtual VMAT PSQA: A feasibility study.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2026Article
- Measurement-based dosimetric comparison of kilovoltage and megavoltage X-ray systems for static-field 3D conformal radiotherapy in companion animals.Journal of veterinary science · 2026Article
- Development and validation of a DICOM-based prediction model for instantaneous dose rate and delivery time in VMAT.Radiological physics and technology · 2026Article
- Causal Machine Learning Analysis of Empirical Relative Biological Effectiveness for Mandible Osteoradionecrosis in Head and Neck Cancer Radiation Therapy.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics · 2026Article
- Palliative Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Metastatic Clear Cell Sarcoma: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- Initial experience of clinical implementation of an Online Simulation-free CBCT-based Adaptive Radiotherapy (OSCAR) workflow for palliative and urgent treatment indications.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2026Article
- Evaluation of a novel abdominal compression airbag for respiratory motion management and setup reproducibility in upper abdominal radiotherapy.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2026Article
- Late cardiopulmonary morbidity in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma: a retrospective nationwide registry study.Annals of hematology · 2026Article
- Initial Experience With Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Refractory Trigeminal Neuralgia Using the OXRAY System.Cureus · 2026Article
- Evaluation of 3D-CRT vs. VMAT for radiotherapy of whole breast with simultaneous integrated boost.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2026Article
276 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is a novel radiation technique, which can achieve highly conformal dose distributions with improved target volume coverage and sparing of normal tissues compared with conventional radiotherapy techniques. VMAT also has the potential to offer additional advantages, such as reduced treatment delivery time compared with conventional static field intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). The clinical worldwide use of VMAT is increasing significantly. Currently the majority of published data on VMAT are limited to planning and feasibility studies, although there is emerging clinical outcome data in several tumour sites. This article aims to discuss the current use of VMAT techniques in practice and review the available data from planning and clinical outcome studies in various tumour sites including prostate, pelvis (lower gastrointestinal, gynaecological), head and neck, thoracic, central nervous system, breast and other tumour sites.
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