Volume Modulated Arc Therapy

Known as: VMAT 
Radiation therapy delivered to the whole volume of target tissue by a single rotation of the linear accelerator gantry.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Single Arc Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy of head and neck cancer.
BACKGROUND The quality of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) plans is highly dependent on the performance of the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Volumetric modulated arc therapy: planning and evaluation for prostate cancer cases.
PURPOSE To develop an optimization method using volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and evaluate VMAT plans relative to the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Feasibility of single-isocenter volumetric modulated arc radiosurgery for treatment of multiple brain metastases.
PURPOSE To evaluate the relative plan quality of single-isocenter vs. multi-isocenter volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Is a single arc sufficient in volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for complex-shaped target volumes?
PURPOSE To compare step-and-shoot intensity-modulated radiotherapy (ss-IMRT) with volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) vs. serial tomotherapy, step-and-shoot IMRT and 3D-conformal RT for treatment of prostate cancer.
INTRODUCTION Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), a complex treatment strategy for intensity-modulated radiation therapy, may… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Treatment planning for volumetric modulated arc therapy.
PURPOSE Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is a specific type of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in which the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Development and evaluation of an efficient approach to volumetric arc therapy planning.
An efficient method for volumetric intensity modulated arc therapy (VMAT) planning was developed, where a single arc (360 degrees… (More)
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2009
2009
Some considerations concerning volume-modulated arc therapy: a stepping stone towards a general theory.
In this paper it is formally shown that the dynamic multileaf collimator (MLC) IMRT delivery technique remains valid if the MLC… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Volumetric modulated arc therapy: IMRT in a single gantry arc.
In this work a novel plan optimization platform is presented where treatment is delivered efficiently and accurately in a single… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Volumetric modulated arc therapy for delivery of prostate radiotherapy: comparison with intensity-modulated radiotherapy and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy.
PURPOSE Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is a novel form of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) optimization that… (More)
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