Impact of VMAT-IMRT compared to 3D conformal radiotherapy on anal sphincter dose distribution in neoadjuvant chemoradiation of rectal cancer

Impact of VMAT-IMRT compared to 3D conformal radiotherapy on anal sphincter dose distribution in neoadjuvant chemoradiation of rectal cancer

Abstract Background Neoadjuvant radio- or chemoradiation (nIRT) therapy is the standard treatment for loco-regional advanced rectal cancer patients of the lower or middle third. Currently, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is not the recommended radiation technique even though IMRT has ad...

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Main Authors: Hendrik Dapper, Iván Rodríguez, Stefan Münch, Jan C. Peeken, Kai Borm, Stephanie E. Combs, Daniel Habermehl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Rectal cancer
Anal sphincter
Dosimetric quantification
IMRT vs. 3D-radiation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-018-1187-7

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