Open AccessDosimetric comparison of head and neck cancer patients planned with multivendor volumetric modulated arc therapy technology
Author(s) -
M Kathirvel,
V. Subramani,
V. Subramanian,
Shivakumar Swamy,
Arun Garg,
S Kala
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.203600
Subject(s) - medicine , nuclear medicine , radiation treatment planning , radiation therapy , dosimetry , head and neck cancer , head and neck , surgery
Purpose of this study is to dosimetrically compare head and neck (H and N) cancer patients planned with multivendor volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) technology. VMAT treatment planning can be done using biological (treatment planning system [TPSB]: Monaco) or physical (TPSP: Eclipse)-based cost function optimization techniques. Planning and dosimetric comparisons were done in both techniques for H and N cases.