[Is a linac able to do better than tomotherapy or Cyberknife?]
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Date publication
novembre 2007
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr PEIGNAUX Karine, Pr TRUC Gilles
Tous les auteurs :
Maingon P, Truc G, Peignaux K, Crehange G
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Résumé
Tomotherapy is a new external beam radiation therapy technique using helicoidal intensity modulated radiation principle. It is able to avoid multiple isocenters requested to irradiate large volumes. This machine integrates image acquisition, treatment planning, positioning of the patient and irradiation into a sole engine. Six degrees of freedom robot coupled with a 6 MV linear accelerator, InCA has installed the Cyberknife in France in 3 sites chosen. The last generation of linac is a multifunction machine able to deliver conformal irradiations with or without intensity modulated radiation therapy, cranial or extracranial stereotactic irradiation with or without arctherapy or modulation. Performances of each machine have to be measured and compared in a medical and economical procedure.
Référence
Cancer Radiother. 2007 Nov;11(6-7):345-8