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Dosimetric comparison between biaxially rotational dynamic radiation therapy and volumetric modulated arc therapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Background: Radiotherapy device (OXRAY) using an O-ring-type linear accelerator system was developed in Japan. In this study, we aimed to compare dose distributions using biaxially rotational dynamic ...
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SPECT-defined, active bone marrow–sparing, volumetric-modulated arc therapy reduces the incidence of acute hematologic toxicity in patients with locally advanced cervical ...

Efficacy and safety of the anti–PD-L1 monoclonal antibody socazolimab for recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer: Results from the phase I dose-escalation and expansion study. This is an ASCO Meeting ...
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A phase II study of whole brain radiotherapy with simultaneous integrated boost using volumetric modulated arc therapy for 1 to 10 brain metastases.

Cost utility analysis of a randomized radiation therapy trial among patients with one to three brain metastases. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract ...
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Medical Centre in Uganda Treats Paediatric Brain Tumour Using Advanced Technique

For the first time, the Uganda Cancer Institute in Kampala has treated an aggressive paediatric brain tumour using an advanced radiotherapy known as volumetric modulated arc therapy, with support from ...
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Improving the Quality of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy and Image Guided Radiotherapy Techniques in Lung Cancer Treatment

To reduce the mortality and morbidity rate of lung cancer patients in Viet Nam by enhancing lung cancer treatment capacity with VMAT and IGRT techniques.
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Optimizing MLC leaf speed could improve radiotherapy plan quality

Treatment plan dose distributions for a locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma case with three targets, using MLCs with maximum leaf speeds of 1.0 cm/s (a, b) and 3.5 cm/s (c, d). The 3.5 cm/s MLC ...