Report on planning comparison of VMAT, IMRT and helical tomotherapy for the ESCALOX-trial pre-study

Report on planning comparison of VMAT, IMRT and helical tomotherapy for the ESCALOX-trial pre-study

Abstract Background The ESCALOX trial was designed as a multicenter, randomized prospective dose escalation study for head and neck cancer. Therefore, feasibility of treatment planning via different treatment planning systems (TPS) and radiotherapy (RT) techniques is essential. We hypothesized the c...

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Main Authors: Steffi U. Pigorsch, Severin Kampfer, Markus Oechsner, Michael C. Mayinger, Petra Mozes, Michal Devecka, Kerstin K. Kessel, Stephanie E. Combs, Jan J. Wilkens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Dose escalation
Head and neck cancer
Combined chemoradiation therapy
RT planning comparison
IMRT
VMAT
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-020-01693-2

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