Volumetric modulated arc therapy with simultaneous integrated boost for locally advanced rectal cancer

Savino Cilla, Luciana Caravatta, Vincenzo Picardi, Domenico Sabatino, Gabriella Macchia, Cinzia Digesu', Francesco Deodato, Mariangela Massaccesi, Marco De Spirito, Angelo Piermattei, Alessio Giuseppe Morganti

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Abstract

To report the feasibility of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for neoadjuvant radiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer in a dose-escalation protocol and simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) approach. Moreover, the VMAT technique was compared with three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) and fixed-field intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), in terms of target coverage and irradiation of organs at risk.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)261-268
Numero di pagine8
RivistaClinical Oncology
Volume24
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2012

Keywords

  • RECTAL CANCER

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