Open AccessDosimetric comparison of single-arc/partial-arc volumetric modulated arc therapy and intensity-modulated radiotherapy for peripheral and central lung cancer
Author(s) -
Melek Akçay,
Durmuş Etiz,
Kerem Duruer,
Ozge Bozdogan,
Alaattin Özen
Publication year - 2021
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/jcrt.jcrt_221_19
Subject(s) - medicine , nuclear medicine , esophagus , radiation therapy , lung , lung cancer , peripheral , dosimetry , radiology , pathology , surgery
The aim of this study is to compare the differences between intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and single-arc/partial-arc volumetric modulated arc therapy (SA/PA-VMAT) techniques in locally advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).