Volumetric modulated arc therapy is superior to conventional intensity modulated radiotherapy - a comparison among prostate cancer patients treated in an Australian centre

Volumetric modulated arc therapy is superior to conventional intensity modulated radiotherapy - a comparison among prostate cancer patients treated in an Australian centre

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Radiotherapy technology is expanding rapidly. Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) technologies such as RapidArc<sup>® </sup>(RA) may be a more efficient way of delivering intensity-modulated radiotherapy-like (IM) tre...

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Main Authors: Haydu Lauren E, Liu Guilin, Ng Diana, Fogarty Gerald B, Bhandari Nastik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Intensity-modulated radiotherapy
Volumetric modulated arc therapy
three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy
Australia
health care cost
Online Access:http://www.ro-journal.com/content/6/1/108

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