[Helical tomotherapy: general methodology for clinical and dosimetric evaluation (national French project)].
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.
Kantor
G
G
Département de Radiothérapie, Institut Bergonié, Centre Régional de Lutte Contre le Cancer, 229, Cours de l'Argonne, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France. kantor@bergonie.org
Mahé
M-A
MA
Giraud
P
P
Lisbona
A
A
Caron
J
J
Mazal
A
A
D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods*