Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

Hajime Monzen

Publications

• Research Article
  Impact of the Vero4DRT (MHI-TM2000) on the Total Treatment Time in Stereotactic Irradiation
  Author(s): Hajime Monzen, Takashi Mizowaki, Shinsuke Yano, Takahiro Fujimoto, Takeshi Kamomae, Satoru Utsunomiya, Mitsuhiro Nakamura and Masahiro HiraokaHajime Monzen, Takashi Mizowaki, Shinsuke Yano, Takahiro Fujimoto, Takeshi Kamomae, Satoru Utsunomiya, Mitsuhiro Nakamura and Masahiro Hiraoka
  
  Background:This study compared features of the Vero4DRT system with those of conventional systems, focusing on the total treatment time and patient safety. Methods: Individual treatment times for brain stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) were compared among the Vero4DRT, Novalis, and Clinac iX systems. The mean total treatment time was calculated by summing the entire time required for the radiation treatment. The total treatment time for both brain SRT and SBRT with non-coplanar fields was markedly shorter with the Vero4DRT system than the others. Results: For SBRT, the treatment time with the Vero4DRT system was reduced by 40%, compared with the time using a Clinac iX (13.8 vs. 20.3 min). For SRT, the treatment time with Vero4DRT was 20% shorter than with th.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9619.1000238

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