Open AccessIntensity modulated radiation therapy versus volumetric intensity modulated arc therapy
Author(s) -
Rana Suresh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of medical radiation sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2051-3909
pISSN - 2051-3895
DOI - 10.1002/jmrs.19
Subject(s) - radiation treatment planning , radiation therapy , prostate cancer , medical physics , intensity (physics) , eclipse , medicine , plan (archaeology) , nuclear medicine , computer science , cancer , radiology , optics , history , physics , archaeology , astronomy
An example of the VMAT plan setup for the prostate cancer treatment plan in the Eclipse treatment planning system. The figure shows two arcs targeting the planning target volume. (Figure courtesy of Dr. ChihYao Cheng, Vantage Oncology, California, USA).