Dosimetric Comparison of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT), 5F Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) and 3D Conformal Radiotherapy (3DCRT) in Rectal Carcinoma Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53591#.VMnk7CzQrzE Author(s) Ge Wen 1,2 , Jinshan Zhang 2 , Feng Chi 1 , Li Chen 1 , Sijuan Huang 1 , Shaoqing Niu 1 , Yuanhong Gao 1 , Bixiu Wen 3* , Yujing Zhang 1* Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China . 2 Department of Radiation Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China . 3 Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China . ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate better dosimetric distribution of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) vs. 5F intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and 3D conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC)...