ArticleThe British journal of radiology2020
Non-coplanar VMAT plans for lung SABR to reduce dose to the heart: a planning study.
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- Modified VMAT Plans for Locally Advanced Centrally Located Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Noncoplanar Versus Coplanar Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for Protection of the Lip and Buccal Mucosa.Technology in cancer research & treatmentArticle
- Lung SBRT: Dose gradient optimization based on target size.Medical dosimetry : official journal of the American Association of Medical DosimetristsArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to compare the plan quality of non-coplanar partial arc (NPA) volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) to that of coplanar partial arc (CPA) VMAT for stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for lung cancer.
methodsA total of 20 patients treated for lung cancer with the SABR VMAT technique and whose lung tumors were close to the heart were retrospectively selected for this study. For the CPA VMAT, three coplanar half arcs were used while two coplanar half arcs and one noncoplanar arc rotating 315°
resultsFor the planning target volume and both lungs, no statistically significant differences between the CPA and NPA VMAT plans were observed in general. For the heart, average values of D
conclusionThe NPA VMAT proposed in this study showed more favorable plan quality than the CPA VMAT plans for lung SABR with tumors located close to the heart. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: For lung SABR, NPA VMAT can reduce doses to the heart as well as whole-body irradiation.
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