Kidney-sparing whole abdominal irradiation in Wilms tumor: Potential advantages of VMAT technique.
Michael Jenwei ChenCaio Raposo LeaoRoberto Campos Pereira SimoesFernanda Salheb BellettiMaria Luisa Sucharski FigueiredoMonica Santos CyprianoPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2020)
The use of VMAT technique is associated with lower radiation doses to the remaining kidney and better coverage to the PTV than 3D-CRT technique for WAI, with preliminary clinical experience showing a favorable toxicity profile. Long-term results from prospective studies might prove the ability of VMAT to spare renal function in the setting of WT treatment.