Efficiency gains for spinal radiosurgery using multicriteria optimization intensity modulated radiation therapy guided volumetric modulated arc therapy planning
Chen H, Winey BA, Daartz J, Oh KS, Shin JH, Gierga DP. Efficiency gains for spinal radiosurgery using multicriteria optimization intensity modulated radiation therapy guided volumetric modulated arc therapy planning. Practical Radiation Oncology 2014, 5: 49-55. PMID: 25413420, PMCID: PMC4289020, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2014.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansNeoplasm MetastasisRadiosurgeryRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedSpinal NeoplasmsConceptsMCO-IMRTSpinal cordVMAT plansSpinal radiosurgeryRadiation therapyPlan qualityMonitor unitsTarget volume coverageArc therapy (VMAT) planningTotal monitor unitsDose-volume histogram constraintsSpinal metastasesStereotactic radiosurgeryPrescribed doseRisk volumeArc therapyMaximum doseConformity numberHomogeneity indexDVH constraintsVMATTherapyVolume coverageRadiosurgeryTarget coverage