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Helical tomotherapy represents both a novel radiation treatment device and an innovative means of delivering radiotherapy. The helical tomotherapy unit itself is essentially a hybrid between a linear accelerator and a helical CT scanner for the purpose of delivering intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). The imaging capacity conferred by the CT component allows targeted regions to be visualized prior to, during, and immediately after each treatment. The megavoltage CT (MVCT) images supplant the port-films used in conventional radiotherapy, providing unprecedented anatomical detail. Image-guidance through MVCT will allow the development and refinement of the concept of “adaptive radiotherapy”, the reconstruction of the actual daily delivered dose (as opposed to planned dose) accompanied by prescription and delivery adjustments when appropriate. In addition to this unique feature, helical tomotherapy appears capable of further improvements over 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy and non-helical IMRT in the specific avoidance of critical normal structures, i.e. “conformal avoidance”, the counterpart of conformal radiation therapy. Based on radiobiological principles that exploit the physical advantages of helical tomotherapy, several dosimetric and clinical investigations are underway.

Helical Tomotherapy: An Innovative Technology and Approach to Radiation Therapy