Impact of flattening-filter-free techniques on delivery time for lung stereotactic volumetric modulated arc therapy and image quality of concurrent kilovoltage cone-beam computed tomography: a preliminary phantom study

J Radiat Res. 2014 Jan 1;55(1):200-2. doi: 10.1093/jrr/rrt105. Epub 2013 Aug 26.

Authors

Keiichi Nakagawa¹, Akihiro Haga, Akira Sakumi, Hideomi Yamashita, Hiroshi Igaki, Takashi Shiraki, Kuni Ohtomo, Yoshio Iwai, Kiyoshi Yoda

Affiliation

¹ University of Tokyo Hospital, Department of Radiology, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: 4D CBCT; FFF; SRT; VMAT; lung.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / instrumentation
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / methods*
Dose Fractionation, Radiation
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Lung Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Phantoms, Imaging
Pilot Projects
Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Radiosurgery / methods*
Radiotherapy, Image-Guided / methods*
Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / methods*
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity