Dosimetric evaluation of adult and paediatric brain tumours planned using mask-based cobalt-60 fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy compared to linear accelerator-based volumetric modulated arc therapy.
Chin Heng FongRobert HeatonZhihui Amy LiuKecheng LiMonique van ProoijenYoung-Bin ChoDavid B ShultzDerek S TsangPublished in: Journal of medical radiation sciences (2022)
mcfSRT plans achieve equivalent target volume coverage, improved conformity and gradient indices, and reduced radiation doses to organs at risk as compared with VMAT plans. These results suggest superior dosimetric parameters for mcfSRT plans and can form the basis for future prospective studies.
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