Cancer Treatment Reviews
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 393-399, August 2010

New developments in arc radiation therapy: A review

  • David A. Palma

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 20 44 40648; fax: +31 20 44 40410.
    • ,
  • Wilko F.A.R. Verbakel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Karl Otto

      Affiliations

    • University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • ,
  • Suresh Senan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 12 November 2009; received in revised form 14 January 2010; accepted 24 January 2010. published online 24 February 2010.

Abstract 

Arc therapies have gained widespread clinical interest in radiation oncology over the past decade. Arc therapies have several potential advantages over standard techniques such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy, with implications for patients, administrators, and oncologists. This review focuses on the rationale for arc therapy, descriptions of the modern arc techniques that are currently clinically available, and highlights some distinguishing features of arc therapies, such as dose distributions, treatment times, and imaging capabilities. Arc therapies are exciting examples of progress in radiotherapy through technological innovation, aimed at ultimately improving the therapeutic ratio for patients receiving radiation.

Keywords: Radiotherapy, Arc therapy, Intensity-modulated radiation therapy, Tomotherapy, Volumetric modulated arc therapy

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PII: S0305-7372(10)00019-8

doi:10.1016/j.ctrv.2010.01.004

Cancer Treatment Reviews
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 393-399, August 2010

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