Safety and benefit of using a virtual bolus during treatment planning for breast cancer treated with arc therapy

Marguerite Tyran,A. Tallet,Michel Resbeut,Marjorie Ferre,Véronique Favrel,Pierre Fau,Laurence Moureau-Zabotto,Julien Darréon,Laurence Gonzague,Ahcene Benkemouche,Leonel Varela‐Cagetti,Naji Salem,B. Farnault,Marie‐Aimee Acquaviva,Hugues Mailleux

Safety and benefit of using a virtual bolus during treatment planning for breast cancer treated with arc therapy

2018

Marguerite Tyran
A. Tallet
Michel Resbeut
Marjorie Ferre
Véronique Favrel
Pierre Fau
Laurence Moureau-Zabotto
Julien Darréon
Laurence Gonzague
Ahcene Benkemouche
Leonel Varela‐Cagetti
Naji Salem
B. Farnault
Marie‐Aimee Acquaviva
Hugues Mailleux

Purpose This study evaluates the benefit of a virtual bolus method for volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plan optimization to compensate breast modifications that may occur during breast treatment.

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Medical physics
Breast cancer
Bolus (digestion)
Arc (geometry)
Radiation treatment planning
Radiation therapy
Medicine
standard technique
Breast shape
planning process
arc therapy
Nuclear medicine

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