Open AccessNovel Clinically Weight-Optimized Dynamic Conformal Arcs (WO-DCA) for Liver SBRT: A Comparison with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT)
Author(s) -
Yücel Sağlam,
Yasemin Bölükbaşı,
Ali İhsan Atasoy,
Fatih Karaköse,
Mustafa Budak,
Vildan Alpan,
Erkan Topkan,
Uğur Selek
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
therapeutics and clinical risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1178-203X
pISSN - 1176-6336
DOI - 10.2147/tcrm.s328375
Subject(s) - medicine , nuclear medicine , dosimetry , collimator , arc (geometry) , isocenter , optics , physics , geometry , mathematics , imaging phantom
To evaluate the feasibility of shortening the duration of liver stereotactic radiotherapy (SBRT) without jeopardizing dosimetry or conformity by utilizing weight-optimized dynamic conformal arcs (WO-DCA) as opposed to volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for tumors away from critical structures.