Comparison of Rapid to Standard Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Palliative Radiotherapy in Lung Cancer Patients

Patients with incurable lung cancer often present with debilitating symptoms that require urgent palliative radiotherapy. Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) provides several dosimetric advantages compared to basic non-conformal techniques, but involves complex planning resulting in a slower tur...

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Autores principales: Mak, David Y, Fraser, Ian, Ferris, Robynn, James, Kerry, Liu, Mitchell, Thomas, Steven D, McKenzie, Michael, Lefresne, Shilo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Radiation Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7520402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32999778
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10055

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7520402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32999778
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10055

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