Open AccessA prospective trial of volumetric intensity-modulated arc therapyvsconventional intensity modulated radiation therapy in advanced head and neck cancer
Author(s) -
Simon Fung-Kee-Fung,
Rachel Hackett,
L.D. Hales,
Graham Warren,
Anurag Singh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2218-4333
DOI - 10.5306/wjco.v3.i4.57
Subject(s) - medicine , nuclear medicine , radiation therapy , head and neck cancer , radiation oncologist , radiation treatment planning , contouring , larynx , radiology , surgery , engineering drawing , engineering
To prospectively compare volumetric intensity-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and conventional intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in coverage of planning target volumes and avoidance of multiple organs at risk (OARs) in patients undergoing definitive chemoradiotherapy for advanced (stage III or IV) squamous cell cancer of the head and neck.