Dosimetric Comparisons of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy and Tomotherapy for Early T-Stage Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Purpose. To compare the dosimetric differences between volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and helical tomotherapy (HT) in treating early T-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Method. Ten patients with early T-stage NPC who received tomotherapy using simultaneously integrated boost (SIB) strat...

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Main Authors: Shan Li, Qin Zhou, Liang-Fang Shen, Huan Li, Zhan-Zhan Li, Zhen Yang, Ming-Jun Lei, Xiao-Yu Yang, Zi-Jian Zhang, Yong-Mei Hu, Ze-Fu Jin, Gui Liu, Zhi-Ping Lv, Xin-Qiong Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2653497