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Bilateral Breast Irradiation Using Hybrid Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (h-VMAT) Technique: A Planning Case Report.
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- The use of Hybrid Techniques in Whole-Breast Radiotherapy: A Systematic Review.Technology in cancer research & treatmentPooled it
- Objective-function-guided automated VMAT planning reduces OAR dose, low-dose exposure, and inter-planner variability in breast radiotherapy.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Optimization of field setup for organs at risk sparing and beam on time in breast radiotherapy planning for a new volumetric modulated arc therapy based treatment technique.Physics and imaging in radiation oncology · 2026Article
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- A Dosimetric and Radiobiological Comparison of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy, Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy and Helical Tomotherapy Planning Techniques in Synchronous Bilateral Breast Cancer.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2022Article
- Hypofractionated Hybrid Radiotherapy Techniques for Synchronous Bilateral Breast Cancer.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2021Article
- Hybrid planning techniques for hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation using flattening filter-free beams.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2020Article
- Hybrid volumetric modulated arc therapy for whole breast irradiation: a dosimetric comparison of different arc designs.La Radiologia medica · 2019Article
- Evaluation of optimal treatment planning for radiotherapy of synchronous bilateral breast cancer including regional lymph node irradiation.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2019Article
- Techniques for Treating Bilateral Breast Cancer Patients Using Pencil Beam Scanning Technology.International journal of particle therapy · 2019Article
- Dosimetric Comparision of Coplanar versus Noncoplanar Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Treatment of Bilateral Breast Cancers.Journal of medical physicsArticle
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Abstract
The purpose of this planning case report is to share the perceived dosimetric benefits of innovative hybrid volumetric modulated arc therapy (h-VMAT) for bilateral breast cancer radiotherapy in two patients with synchronous bilateral breast cancer. Two patients with early bilateral breast cancer after breast conservation surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy were planned for bilateral breast radiotherapy. On the planning computed tomography (CT) dataset, bilateral breast planning treatment volume (PTV) and organs at risk (OARs) were delineated using standard guidelines. Using the same structure set, volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and h-VMAT plans were generated and compared dosimetrically. The h-VMAT showed comparable target coverage, conformity and homogeneity while sparing of both lungs and heart were better. The dose to heart was reduced with h-VMAT, with a V
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