Evaluation of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) with Oncentra MasterPlan® for the treatment of head and neck cancer

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-209841
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.20984

Alvarez-Moret, Judith ; Pohl, Fabian ; Koelbl, Oliver ; Dobler, Barbara

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Abstract

Background: Several comparison studies have shown the capability of VMAT to achieve similar or better plan quality as IMRT, while reducing the treatment time. The experience of VMAT in a multi vendor environment is limited. We compared the plan quality and performance of VMAT to IMRT and we investigate the effects of varying various user-selectable parameters. Methods: IMRT, single arc VMAT and ...