Volumetric modulated arc therapy for treatment of solid tumors: current insights

G Macchia, F Deodato, S Cilla, S Cammelli… - OncoTargets and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Aim This article discusses the current use of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)
techniques in clinical practice and reviews the available data from clinical outcome studies …

Critical appraisal of the role of volumetric modulated arc therapy in the radiation therapy management of breast cancer

L Cozzi, F Lohr, A Fogliata, D Franceschini… - Radiation …, 2017 - Springer
Background The aim of this review is the critical appraisal of the current use of volumetric
modulated arc therapy for the radiation therapy management of breast cancer. Both clinical …

Safety and benefit of using a virtual bolus during treatment planning for breast cancer treated with arc therapy

M Tyran, A Tallet, M Resbeut, M Ferre… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose This study evaluates the benefit of a virtual bolus method for volumetric modulated
arc therapy (VMAT) plan optimization to compensate breast modifications that may occur …

Evaluating cardiac substructure radiation exposure in breast rotational intensity modulated radiation therapy: effects of cancer laterality, fractionation and deep …

P Loap, Y Kirova - Cancer/Radiotherapie, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Rotational intensity-modulated radiation therapy currently has a growing role in
breast cancer radiation therapy, since this radiation technique reduces cardiac radiation …

Association between thyroid radiation dose and hypothyroidism in breast cancer patients undergoing volumetric modulated arc therapy for regional nodal irradiation

HK Koh, Y Park, T Koo, KH Cheong, MY Lee, HJ Park… - in vivo, 2023 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: To investigate the association between the thyroid dysfunction and thyroid
radiation dose in regional nodal irradiation (RNI) using volumetric modulated arc therapy …

[HTML][HTML] The landscape of DNA methylation-mediated regulation of long non-coding RNAs in breast cancer

C Zhang, X Wang, X Li, N Zhao, Y Wang, X Han, C Ci… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Although systematic studies have identified a host of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs)
which are involved in breast cancer, the knowledge about the methyla-tion-mediated …

Effects of radiation dose on liver after free-breathing volumetric modulated arc therapy for breast cancer

HJ Park, KH Cheong, T Koo, MY Lee, KJ Kim, S Park… - in vivo, 2022 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: To evaluate the early effect of radiation dose on liver function in breast
cancer patients undergoing free-breathing volumetric modulated arc therapy (FB-VMAT) …

Postoperative Radiotherapy Using VMAT for RNI Including IMN in Breast Cancer: Report of Short-term Follow-up

T Yano, Y Ono, M Yoshimura, T Ono… - Anticancer …, 2024 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: The application of volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) in
postoperative radiotherapy for breast cancer has recently garnered considerable interest …

Quantification of Treatment Plan Deliverability in Breast Volumetric-modulated Arc Therapy With Agility Multi-leaf Collimator

OH DO HOON, JH Choi, H Ryu, M Chun - in vivo, 2024 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: The aim was to assess the complexity of breast volumetric-modulated arc
therapy (VMAT) plans using various indices and to evaluate their performance through …

Volumetric arc therapy: A viable option for right-sided breast with comprehensive regional nodal irradiation in conjunction with deep inspiration breath hold

E Holt, A Mantel, M Cokelek, M Tacey, S Jassal… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) is an innovative technique routinely used for
left-sided breast radiotherapy to significantly reduce harmful dose to the heart and ipsilateral …