Letter to the Editor concerning Tsuchiya K et al. “Dosimetric comparison between intensity-modulated radiotherapy and standard wedged tangential technique for whole-breast radiotherapy in Asian women with relatively small breast volumes”

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 387-388
Author(s):  
Maria Grazia Ruo Redda ◽  
Silvia Maria Anglesio ◽  
Simona Allis ◽  
Roberta Verna ◽  
Andrea Girardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy ◽  
Asian Women ◽  
Breast Radiotherapy ◽  
Dosimetric Comparison ◽  
Intensity Modulated ◽  
Letter To The Editor ◽  
Small Breast ◽  
Whole Breast Radiotherapy

Workload of breast image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy delivered with TomoTherapy

2019 ◽  
Vol 106 (6) ◽  
pp. 518-523
Author(s):  
Rosalinda Ricotti ◽  
Eleonora Miglietta ◽  
Maria Cristina Leonardi ◽  
Federica Cattani ◽  
Samantha Dicuonzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Time ◽  
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy ◽  
Breast Radiotherapy ◽  
Overall Treatment Time ◽  
Postmastectomy Radiotherapy ◽  
Intensity Modulated ◽  
Breast Image ◽  
Whole Breast Radiotherapy ◽  
Integrated Boost ◽  
Workflow Efficiency

Objective: To report treatment times (door to door) of adjuvant treatments of breast cancer (BC) with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). Methods: Treatment times of 62 patients with BC on the TomoTherapy Hi-Art System were collected for the analysis. Patients underwent either locoregional radiotherapy (postmastectomy radiotherapy [PMRT]) with helical modality (TomoHelical) or whole breast radiotherapy (RT) with simultaneous integrated boost (WBRT-SIB) with direct modality (TomoDirect). Door-to-door time was broken down into different steps, which were crucial to RT session. Results: A total of 594 treatment fractions were monitored. Median treatment time was 22.4 minutes (17.2–30.8) for PMRT and 14.4 minutes (10.9–23.5) for WBRT-SIB. The mean beam-on time accounted for 61.36% of the overall treatment time for PMRT compared to 57% for WBRT-SIB. The beam-on time was a much more time-consuming process. Conclusion: This treatment times analysis on the use of IMRT for BC might be useful to organize and improve the workflow efficiency in RT facilities.

scholarly journals Dosimetric comparison between helical tomotherapy and intensity-modulated radiotherapy for esophageal carcinoma

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 88-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Gu ◽  
Xiao-jing Lai ◽  
Shuang-yan Yang ◽  
Wei Feng ◽  
Xiao Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Esophageal Carcinoma ◽  
Helical Tomotherapy ◽  
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy ◽  
Dosimetric Comparison ◽  
Intensity Modulated
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document