ArticleRadiation oncology (London, England)2019
Single isocenter stereotactic radiosurgery for patients with multiple brain metastases: dosimetric comparison of VMAT and a dedicated DCAT planning tool.
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- Dosimetric and radiobiological evaluation of stereotactic radiosurgery using volumetric modulated arc therapy and dynamic conformal arc therapy for multiple brain metastases.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Dosimetric impact of arc simulation angular resolution in single-isocentre multi-target stereotactic radiosurgery.Radiological physics and technology · 2025Article
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- Dose conformity and falloff in single-lesion intracranial SRS with DCA and VMAT methods.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2024Article
- Exploring feasibility criteria for stereotactic radiosurgical treatment of multiple brain metastases using five linac machines.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2024Article
- Effect of different optimization parameters in single isocenter multiple brain metastases radiosurgery.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2024Article
- Timing of stereotactic radiosurgery within the first-line systemic treatment in non-small cell lung cancer brain metastases: a retrospective single-center cohort study.Translational lung cancer research · 2024Article
- Impact of MLC error on dose distribution in SRS treatment of single-isocenter multiple brain metastases: comparison between DCAT and VMAT techniques.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2024Article
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Multiple Brain Metastases: A Review of Treatment Techniques.Cancers · 2023Review
- Single-Isocenter Linac-Based Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases with Coplanar Arcs: A Dosimetric and Clinical Analysis.Cancers · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn this dosimetric study, a dedicated planning tool for single isocenter stereotactic radiosurgery for multiple brain metastases using dynamic conformal arc therapy (DCAT) was compared to standard volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT).
methodsTwenty patients with a total of 66 lesions who were treated with the DCAT tool were included in this study. Single fraction doses of 15-20 Gy were prescribed to each lesion. Patients were re-planned using non-coplanar VMAT. Number of monitor units as well as V
resultsThe automated DCAT planning tool performed significantly better in terms of all investigated metrics (p < 0.05), in particular healthy brain sparing (V
conclusionsThe dedicated DCAT planning tool performed better than VMAT in terms of healthy brain sparing and treatment efficiency, in particular for nearly spherical lesions. In contrast, VMAT can be superior in cases with irregularly shaped lesions.
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