Open AccessEstimating second malignancy risk in intensity-modulated radiotherapy and volumetric-modulated arc therapy using a mechanistic radiobiological model in radiotherapy for carcinoma of left breast
Author(s) -
Vasanthan Sakthivel,
Ganesh Kadirampatti Mani,
Sunil Mani,
Raghavendiran Boopathy,
J. Selvaraj
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of medical physics/journal of medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3913
pISSN - 0971-6203
DOI - 10.4103/jmp.jmp_89_17
Subject(s) - radiation therapy , medicine , oncology , arc (geometry) , breast carcinoma , malignancy , radiology , breast cancer , cancer , mathematics , geometry
The aim of this study is to estimate second cancer risk (SCR) in intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) using a mechanistic radiobiological model. The model also takes into account patient age at exposure and the gender-specific correction factors of SCR.