Investigation of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Dosimetry: from Planning to Delivery

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dc.contributor.advisorSmith, Wendy Lani
dc.contributor.advisorKirkby, Charles
dc.contributor.authorSun, Lingyue
dc.contributor.committeememberQuon, Harvey C.
dc.contributor.committeememberSchinkel, Colleen
dc.date2018-11
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-20T13:39:26Z
dc.date.available2018-09-20T13:39:26Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-10
dc.description.abstractVolumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for cancer treatment uses high-energy radiation to kill malignant cells. The general goal is to deliver a high and conformal dose to the target while minimizing dose to organs-at-risk. This thesis focuses on two areas in VMAT: developing high quality treatment plans and assessing the dosimetric impact of delivering pre-designed plans to patients whose anatomy and position change during treatment. Firstly, a quantitative assessment was made by comparing prostate plans optimized with and without a planning target volume upper dose constraint. It was found that removing the target dose uniformity requirement resulted in better rectum sparing and improved tumor control probability. Secondly, the impact of body contour changes on dose distributions for prostate and head and neck VMAT plans was examined. Rules of thumb for dose percentage change and isodose line shift were developed and body contour changes unlikely to require further investigations were addressed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSun, L. (2018). Investigation of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Dosimetry: from Planning to Delivery (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32944en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/32944
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/107781
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyScience
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectTreatment planning
dc.subjectTreatment delivery
dc.subjectVolumetric modulated arc therapy
dc.subject.classificationOncologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationChemistry--Radiationen_US
dc.subject.classificationPhysicsen_US
dc.titleInvestigation of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Dosimetry: from Planning to Delivery
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePhysics and Astronomy
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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