title: The radiation techniques of tomotherapy & intensity-modulated radiation therapy applied to lung cancer.
abstract: Radiotherapy (RT) plays an important role in the management of lung cancer. Development of radiation techniques is a possible way to improve the effect of RT by reducing toxicities through better sparing the surrounding normal tissues. This article will review the application of two forms of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), fixed-field IMRT and helical tomotherapy (HT) in lung cancer, including dosimetric and clinical studies. The advantages and potential disadvantages of these two techniques are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, China ; 2 Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China ; 3 Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China.
authors.forename: Zhengfei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, China ; 2 Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China ; 3 Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China.
authors.forename: Xiaolong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fu
keywords: Lung cancer; helical tomotherapy (HT); intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT); radiotherapy (RT)