Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

Issam Lalya

Publications

• Research Article
  Radiotherapy of Prostate Cancer Using Rapid Arc: Dosimetric Study of Military Teaching Hospital Mohamed V, Morocco
  Author(s): Issam Lalya, Abdelhak Maghous, El Amin Marnouche, Noha Zaghba, Khalid Andaloussi, Mohamed Elmarjany, Khalid Hadadi, Hassan Sifat and Hamid MansouriIssam Lalya, Abdelhak Maghous, El Amin Marnouche, Noha Zaghba, Khalid Andaloussi, Mohamed Elmarjany, Khalid Hadadi, Hassan Sifat and Hamid Mansouri
  
  Background: RapidArc®, the Varian solution of Volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is currently used in the curative treatment of localized prostate cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dosimetric parameters (effectiveness and efficiency) of the arc dynamic therapy at the Teaching Hospital Mohamed V. Materials and methods: Thirty two patients were treated with curative intent, between June 2013 and December 2014, for localized prostate cancer with RapidArc. Computed tomography (CT) based treatment planning was performed in the supine position with immobilization devices. The patients were instructed to have a comfortably full bladder and an empty rectum at CT acquisition and before each treatment. Delineation of target volume and organs at risk (OARs) was based on the consensus recommendations of the RTOG. The dose prescript.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9619.1000343

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