The effect of using virtual bolus on VMAT plan quality for left-sided breast cancer patients.

Ugurlu, Tugrul; Koksal Akbaş, Canan; Ibis, Kamuran; Becerir, Hatice

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2022.110416

The effect of using virtual bolus on VMAT plan quality for left-sided breast cancer patients.

Ugurlu T. B., Koksal Akbaş C., Ibis K., Becerir H. B.

Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine, cilt.189, sa.110416, ss.110416, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 189 Sayı: 110416
Basım Tarihi: 2022
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2022.110416
Dergi Adı: Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Compendex, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, INSPEC, MEDLINE, Pollution Abstracts
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.110416
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In breast cancer radiotherapy treatment with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT), the respiratory motion

may lead to underdosing of the target and overdosing of critical organs such as the heart and lungs. This

study aims to investigate the effect of using Virtual Bolus with different thicknesses on VMAT plan quality for

patients with 20 advanced left-sided breast cancers. The result of the study showed that using Virtual Bolus for

VMAT treatment planning is a viable method to avoid any missing target coverage.