Balaji K

Department of Thermal and Energy Engineering

School of Mechanical Engineering

Vellore Campus

BalajiSubramanian S

Thirunavukarasu M

Premkumar S.

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private university located in&nbsp;Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1984, as Vellore Engineering College, the institution offers 20 undergraduate, 34 postgraduate, four integrated and four research programs. It has campuses in Vellore, Amravati, Bhopal and Chennai.

VIT is one of the top ranked private universities in India according to NIRF, THE and QS Rankings.&nbsp;Govt. of India has recognized&nbsp;VIT, Vellore as an&nbsp;Institution of Eminence. This has allowed VIT to take independent quality initiatives and move up in world ranking.

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Physica Medica

Concave shape with variable size target volume makes treatment planning for the breast/chest wall a challenge. Conventional techniques used for the breast/chest wall cancer treatment provided better sparing of organs at risk (OARs), with poor conformity and uniformity to the target volume. Advanced technologies such as intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) improve the target coverage at the cost of higher low dose volumes to OARs. Novel hybrid techniques present promising results in breast/chest wall irradiation in terms of target coverage as well as OARs sparing. Several published data compared these technologies for the benefit of the breast/chest wall with or without nodal volumes. The aim of this article is to review relevant data and identify the scope for further research in developing optimal treatment plan for breast/chest wall cancer treatment. © 2016 American Association of Medical Dosimetrists

Medical Dosimetry

Radiation therapy for breast cancer: Literature review

Lung stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy: A large scale multi-institutional planning comparison for interpreting results of multi-institutional studies

Multicentre treatment planning inter-comparison in a national context: The liver stereotactic ablative radiotherapy case

Split-field vs extended-field intensity-modulated radiation therapy plans for oropharyngeal cancer: Which spares the larynx? Which spares the thyroid?

Radiation Oncology

Development of a standardized method for contouring the larynx and its substructures

Sparing dysphagia/aspiration related structures using novel hybrid volumetric modulated arc therapy

Journal	Data powered by TypesetPhysica Medica
Publisher	Data powered by TypesetElsevier BV
ISSN	1120-1797
Open Access	0