Single-arc volumetric-modulated arc therapy can provide dose distributions equivalent to fixed-beam intensity-modulated radiation therapy for prostatic irradiation with seminal vesicle and/or lymph node involvementJ D Fontenot
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, USA
Br J Radiol 85:231-6. 2012
..In this work, we report our institutional experience with single-arc VMAT and fixed-beam intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for prostate cancer patients treated for seminal vesicle and/or lymph node involvement...
Feasibility of a remote, automated daily delivery verification of volumetric-modulated arc therapy treatments using a commercial record and verify systemJonas D Fontenot
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, 4950 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, USA
J Appl Clin Med Phys 13:3606. 2012
..Further investigation is needed to confirm the utility and accuracy of the system...
Estimate of the uncertainties in the relative risk of secondary malignant neoplasms following proton therapy and intensity-modulated photon therapyJonas D Fontenot
Department of Medical Physics, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Phys Med Biol 55:6987-98. 2010
..Uncertainties in the radiation weighting factor for neutrons, the shape of the dose-risk model and interpatient variations in therapeutic and stray doses introduced a total uncertainty of 33% to the baseline RRR calculation...
Investigation of pitch and jaw width to decrease delivery time of helical tomotherapy treatments for head and neck cancerMonica Moldovan
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, USA
Med Dosim 36:397-403. 2011
..5-cm jaw (5.1 ± 0.6 min vs. 9.5 ± 1.1 min), use of the 5-cm jaw in routine treatment planning may be a viable approach to decreasing treatment delivery times from helical tomotherapy units...
Preliminary comparison of helical tomotherapy and mixed beams of unmodulated electrons and intensity modulated radiation therapy for treating superficial cancers of the parotid gland and nasal cavityOlivier Blasi
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Radiat Oncol 6:178. 2011
..To investigate combining unmodulated electron beams with intensity-modulated radiation therapy to improve dose distributions for superficial head and neck cancers, and to compare mixed beam plans with helical tomotherapy...
Feasibility of postmastectomy treatment with helical TomoTherapyMichael Ashenafi
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 77:836-42. 2010
..To investigate the potential of helical tomotherapy for postmastectomy radiation therapy...
Comparison of action levels for patient-specific quality assurance of intensity modulated radiation therapy and volumetric modulated arc therapy treatmentsGordon M Mancuso
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Med Phys 39:4378-85. 2012
..To perform a comprehensive and systematic comparison of fixed-beam IMRT and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) patient-specific QA measurements for a common set of geometries using typical measurement methods...