Dosimetric comparison of three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy, intensity modulated radiotherapy, and helical tomotherapy for lung stereotactic body radiotherapy

• Published in: Journal of medical physics Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 190 - 197
• Main Authors: Kinhikar, Rajesh, Ghadi, Yogesh, Sahoo, Priyadarshini, Laskar, Sarbani, Deshpande, Deepak, Shrivastava, Shyam, Agarwal, Jaiprakash
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Publications 01.10.2015; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Comparative analysis; Helical tomotherapy; intensity modulated radiotherapy; lung stereotactic body radiotherapy; three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy; treatment planning; Lung cancer; Original; Radiotherapy; treatment planning; intensity modulated radiotherapy; Helical tomotherapy; lung stereotactic body radiotherapy; three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy

To compare the treatment plans generated with three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT), intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), and helical tomotherapy (HT) for stereotactic body radiotherapy of lung, twenty patients with medically inoperable (early nonsmall cell lung cancer) were retr...