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Intensity Modulated Proton Beam Therapy versus Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Patients with Nasopharyngeal Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Study

08/07/2021
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IMPT
VMAT

This study conducted a retrospective propensity score matching analysis (1:1) of 80 NPC patients treated with IMPT and VMAT. At a median follow-up time of 24.1...

Comparative analysis of acute toxicities and patient reported outcomes between intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for the treatment of oropharyngeal cancer.

03/03/2020
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IMPT
Chemotherapy
VMAT

This study compared 46 IMPT and 259 VMAT patients acute toxicities and reported that IMPT was associated with lower PEG-tube placement (p = 0.001) and less...

Comparing second cancer risk for multiple radiotherapy modalities in survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma

10/04/2021
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Secondary cancer
VMAT

Using Excess Absolute Risk (EAR) models, this study compared the risk of secondary cancer for Hodgkin lymphoma survivors after either IMRT or PBT radiation...

The Potential Role of Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy in Hepatic Carcinoma in Mitigating the Risk of Dose De-Escalation

10/12/2020
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VMAT
IMPT

A cohort of 30 patients was retrospectively selected as "at-risk" of dose de-escalation due to the proximity of the target volumes to dose-limiting healthy...

Lower doses to hippocampi and other brain structures for skull-base meningiomas with IMPT compared to photon therapy.

07/09/2019
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IMPT
VMAT

This study systematically compared intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT), non-coplanar volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and intensity modulated...

Normal tissue complication probability models in plan evaluation of children with brain tumors referred to proton therapy.

07/07/2019
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VMAT

40 patients treated with PBT were selected for VMAT re-plan. The VMAT and delivered PT plans were compared by dose/volume metrics and NTCP models related to...

Comparison of supine or prone crawl photon or proton breast and regional lymph node radiation therapy including the internal mammary chain.

03/03/2019
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VMAT
IMPT

A planning study conducted by a group of collective researchers in Europe. For six left sided breast cancer patients, treatment plans were made using non...

IMPT decreases dose to organs at risk in low-grade glioma patients

11/11/2018
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IMRT
VMAT
IMPT

Patients with low-grade glioma (LGG) have a prolonged survival expectancy, therefore long-term side effects caused by radiotherapy is a concern. This...

Should we do ARC Therapy with Particles?

27/10/2021
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VMAT
ARC therapy

Arc therapies such as VMAT are standard practice in photon radiation therapy due to, for instance, their dose shaping capabilities. Naturally, arc therapies do...

The role of breath hold intensity modulated proton therapy for a case ofleft-sided breast cancer with IMN involvement. How protons compare with other conformal techniques

03/03/2020
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Motion Management
VMAT
ARC therapy

3D_conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT), volumetric modulated Arc therapy (VMAT), tomotherapy (TOMO) and intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) were compared to...