Feasibility of implementing stereotactic body radiation therapy using a non-commercial volumetric modulated arc therapy treatment planning system for early stage lung cancer Conference Paper

  


Authors: Song, Y.; Mueller, B.; Obcemea, C.; Mychalczak, B.
Title: Feasibility of implementing stereotactic body radiation therapy using a non-commercial volumetric modulated arc therapy treatment planning system for early stage lung cancer
Conference Title: 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Abstract: Nearly 25% of patients diagnosed with early-stage non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC) are medically inoperable. For these patients, the radial stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), planned and delivered with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) techniques, offers the only curative option. However, IMRT-SBRT has three significant deficiencies: an elevated beam-on time (MU); a reduced MU-to-cGy coefficient; and a prolonged delivery time. To address these issues, we have developed our in-house version of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT). In this preliminary study, we compared VMAT-SBRT with IMRT-SBRT in terms of optimization, dosimetry, and delivery. Our goal was to investigate the feasibility of replacing the exiting IMRT-SBRT with VMAT-SBRT as a safe and viable alternative radiation modality for early-stage NSCLC. © 2011 IEEE.
Keywords: radiotherapy; lung cancer; patient monitoring; physical therapy; biological organs; diseases; sbrt; rapidarc; vmat; imrt-sbrt; vmat-sbrt
Journal Title IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference Proceedings
Conference Dates: 2011 Aug 30-Sep 3
Conference Location: Boston, MA
ISBN: 1557-170X
Publisher: IEEE  
Date Published: 2011-08-01
Start Page: 409
End Page: 412
Language: English
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090130
PROVIDER: scopus
PUBMED: 22254335
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Notes: --- - Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS - Proc. Annu. Int. Conf. IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Soc. EMBS - "Conference code: 87843" - "Export Date: 1 February 2012" - "Art. No.: 6090130" - 30 August 2011 through 3 September 2011 - "Source: Scopus" - "PubMed ID: 22254335"
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