Comparison of volumetric-modulated arc therapy using simultaneous integrated boosts (SIB-VMAT) of 45 Gy/55 Gy in 25 fractions with conventional radiotherapy in preoperative chemoradiation for rectal cancers: a propensity score case-matched analysis

Comparison of volumetric-modulated arc therapy using simultaneous integrated boosts (SIB-VMAT) of 45 Gy/55 Gy in 25 fractions with conventional radiotherapy in preoperative chemoradiation for rectal cancers: a propensity score case-matched analysis

Abstract Background and purpose The aim of this retrospective study was to compare volumetric-modulated arc therapy using simultaneous integrated boosts (SIB-VMAT) of 45 Gy/55 Gy in 25 fractions with three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D–CRT) in preoperative chemoradiation for rectal cancers....

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Main Authors: Hideomi Yamashita, Soichiro Ishihara, Hiroaki Nozawa, Kazushige Kawai, Tomomichi Kiyomatsu, Kae Okuma, Osamu Abe, Toshiaki Watanabe, Keiichi Nakagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Preoperative radiotherapy
Rectal cancer
Intensity-modulated radiotherapy
Image-guided radiotherapy
Simultaneous integrated boost
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-017-0894-9

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