Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 93, Issue 2 , Pages 226-233 , November 2009

Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) vs. serial tomotherapy, step-and-shoot IMRT and 3D-conformal RT for treatment of prostate cancer

  • Dirk Wolff

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology of the University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: UMM Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Universitätsklinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie, Theodor-Kutzer Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany.
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  • Florian Stieler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology of the University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Grit Welzel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology of the University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Friedlieb Lorenz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology of the University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Yasser Abo-Madyan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology of the University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany
    • Department of Oncology (NEMROCK), Kasr-El-Einy Hospital, Cairo University, Egypt
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  • Sabine Mai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology of the University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Carsten Herskind

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology of the University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Martin Polednik

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology of the University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Volker Steil

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology of the University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Frederik Wenz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology of the University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Frank Lohr

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology of the University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany

Received 1 February 2009 ,Revised 28 July 2009 ,Accepted 2 August 2009.

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PII: S0167-8140(09)00447-2

doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.08.011

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 93, Issue 2 , Pages 226-233 , November 2009