In regard to “Tran A, Zhang J, Woods K, Yu V, Nguyen D, Gustafson G, Rosen L, Sheng K. Treatment planning comparison of IMPT, VMAT and 4π radiotherapy for prostate cases. Radiation oncology. 2017 Jan 11; 12(1):10”

• Published in: Radiation oncology (London, England) Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 63 - 2
• Main Author: Sarkar, Biplab
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 12.04.2018; BMC
• Subjects: 3D Euclidian space; 4π radiotherapy; Gantry; Humans; Letter to the Editor; Male; Organs at Risk; Prostate; Radiation Oncology; Radiotherapy Dosage; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated; Sold angle; Solid geometry; π; 3D Euclidian space; Radian; Gantry; Sold angle; Couch; Solid geometry; Linear accelerator; 4π radiotherapy

This article describe the three dimensional geometrical incompetency of the term "4π radiotherapy"; frequently used in radiation oncology to establish the superiority (or rather complexity) of particular kind of external beam delivery technique. It was claimed by several researchers, to ob...