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Dosimetric comparison of intensity-modulated radiotherapy and volumetric-modulated arc radiotherapy in patients with prostate cancer: a meta-analysis.
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- Fecal incontinence after moderately hypofractionated volumetric modulated arc therapy for prostate cancer: incidence and impact on quality of life.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025Observational
- Reduction of patient specific quality assurance through plan complexity metrics for VMAT plans with an open-source TPS script.Zeitschrift fur medizinische Physik · 2024Article
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) in prostate cancer in the presence of hip prosthesis - is it a contraindication? A narrative review.BMC urology · 2024Review
- Dosimetric comparison between intensity-modulated radiation therapy and volumetric-modulated arc therapy to enhance bladder and bowel.Journal of medicine and life · 2023Article
- Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT): a review of clinical outcomes-what is the clinical evidence for the most effective implementation?The British journal of radiology · 2022Review
- Improvement in bladder volume reproducibility using A-mode portable ultrasound bladder scanner in moderate-hypofractionated volumetric modulated arc therapy for prostate cancer patients.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2022Article
- Long-Term Outcomes of Dose-Escalated Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Localized Prostate Cancer.Biology · 2022Article
- VMAT for prostate cancer with 6-MV and 10-MV photons: Impact of beam energy on treatment plan quality and model-based secondary cancer risk estimates.Molecular and clinical oncology · 2021Article
- Cost and Toxicity Comparisons of Two IMRT Techniques for Prostate Cancer: A Micro-Costing Study and Weighted Propensity Score Analysis Based on a Prospective Study.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Article
- Incidental testicular doses during volumetric-modulated arc radiotherapy in prostate cancer patients.La Radiologia medica · 2020Article
- Association between acute histopathological changes of rectal walls and late radiation proctitis following radiotherapy for prostate cancer.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2020Article
- Harnessing the potential of multimodal radiotherapy in prostate cancer.Nature reviews. Urology · 2020Review
- Evaluation of mixed energy partial arcs for volumetric modulated arc therapy for prostate cancer.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2019Article
- Plan quality for high-risk prostate cancer treated with high field magnetic resonance imaging guided radiotherapy.Physics and imaging in radiation oncology · 2018Article
- A ring-based compensator IMRT system optimized for low- and middle-income countries: Design and treatment planning study.Medical physics · 2018Article
- Dosimetric comparison of volumetric-modulated arc therapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy in patients with cervical cancer: a meta-analysis.OncoTargets and therapy · 2018Article
- Evaluation of VMAT Planning Strategies for Prostate Patients with Bilateral Hip Prosthesis.Technology in cancer research & treatmentArticle
- A comparison of a moderately hypofractionated IMRT planning technique used in a randomised UK external beam radiotherapy trial with an in-house technique for localised prostate cancer.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation OncologyArticle
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Abstract
Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) are two main radiotherapy techniques. The aim of this study is to explore which is the preferred technique in prostate treatment through the related publica-tions and meta-analysis. Two authors independently identified all relevant articles available regarding eligibility criteria on PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases until December 2015. Publication bias was evaluated with funnel plot, and statistical analyses were performed with Stata software. P < 0.05 was thought statistically significant. Ten studies comprised a total of 110 patients; in total 110 IMRT plans and 110 VMAT plans that were included in this study. V40, V60, and V70 of rectum were significantly decreased in VMAT than in IMRT. However, V50 of rectum and V40, V50, V60, V70 of bladder had no statistical differences between IMRI and VMAT plans. Compared with IMRT, the treatment time and MUs of VMAT were significantly lower. VMAT protects rectum better than IMRT and improves the delivery efficiency. VMAT may be the preferred modality for treating prostate cancer.
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