Dosimetric comparison and evaluation of different convergence modes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma using VMAT treatment deliveries
CM usage can improve the CI and HI of the target volume and decrease the dose to OARs in VMAT plans for NPC patients. This study suggests that CM can be a valuable tool in VMAT planning for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, given adequate planning time.
Authors
- Guanhua Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2005-4455)
- Rui Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0110-4912)
- Mary L. Lan
- Wei Yi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7936-9326)
- Bo Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7812-4375)
- Yongdong Zhuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4555-3210)
- Wenwei Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0951-0950)
- Jiancong Sun
Institutions
- First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
- Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences (CN)
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
- Southern Medical University (CN)
- Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PeerJ
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18773
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.22
Funders
- Medical Science and Technology Foundation of Guangdong Province