Dosimetric Comparison of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy with Tomotherapy Based Total Body Irradiation for Patients Undergoing Conditioning Prior to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Liveringhouse C, Robinson T, Garcia G, Peters J, Kim S, Latifi K. Dosimetric Comparison of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy with Tomotherapy Based Total Body Irradiation for Patients Undergoing Conditioning Prior to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2021, 111: e303. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic stem cell transplantationTotal body irradiationAcute lymphocytic leukemiaStem cell transplantationPulmonary toxicityVMAT patientsBody irradiationSixteen patientsCell transplantationLung doseLymphocytic leukemiaHigh-dose total body irradiationAcute grade 3 diarrheaDose total body irradiationThermoplastic immobilizationVMAT plansGrade 3 diarrheaGrade 4 mucositisMean heart doseMean kidney doseResults Sixteen patientsAcute grade 3Common adverse eventsMean lung doseLate pulmonary toxicity