title: [Helical tomotherapy: general methodology for clinical and dosimetric evaluation (national French project)].
abstract: The methodology and choice of criteria and indexes used for a common evaluation of helical tomotherapy by 3 French centres are described. After a selection of clinical indications and definition of the general purpose are successively described the criteria and index selected for: 1) description of volumes and adaptation for on board imaging; 2) dose prescription and constraints related to IMRT; 3) intercomparaison of volumes and doses and potential dosimetric gain with this new equipment.
authors.affiliation: Département de Radiothérapie, Institut Bergonié, Centre Régional de Lutte Contre le Cancer, 229, Cours de l'Argonne, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France. kantor@bergonie.org
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kantor
authors.forename: M-A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mahé
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Giraud
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lisbona
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caron
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazal
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods*