Advanced radiotherapy (RT) techniques have improved the quality of radiation treatment. Notwithstanding, advanced RT techniques have generated complexities in their quality assurance (QA). Therefore, there is a huge interest ...

English: In oncology patients are treated for cancer with various methods such as surgery, chemo therapy and radiation therapy. Accurate radiation treatment planning and dose delivery to the tumour is necessary for the ...

English: Evidence that supports dose escalation for prostate cancer is growing and with Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) higher conformal target doses can be delivered. With more segments and higher monitor ...

English: Cancer treatment with external beam radiotherapy using the specialized technique of intensity modulation is a complex modality. The Treatment Planning System (TPS) is responsible for accurate calculation of dose ...

English: Total skin electron therapy (TSET) is the treatment of choice for several malignant diseases of the skin (Kaposi sarcoma, mycosis fungoides). Several different techniques have been developed in various centers, ...

Introduction and aim. Cervical carcinoma is a huge burden on the South African population and health care system. Treatment of this disease has improved dramatically with the advent of 3D imaging capabilities combined ...

English: Introduction The landscape of radiation treatment techniques is ever evolving in pursuit of improved target coverage. The latest techniques such as IMRT, SBRT, SRS and VMAT, provide improved target coverage by ...