The institutional experience of the implementing 4DCT in NSCLC radiotherapy planning.
Huy Quang DangCong Thanh NguyenHoat Viet PhamLinh Duc TranCong Duc NguyenDung Vu Manh TruongTrang Thi Kieu HoangTao Van ChauPublished in: Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology (2023)
The 4DCT simulation gives better results on the NTCP. The organs at risk, especially the lungs, receive a significantly lower DD compared with the 3DCT. The conformity index (CI), heterogeneity index (HI) and the DD to the heart, spinal cord, and esophagus were not significantly different between the two techniques.