Radiotherapy, Conformal

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A therapy using IONIZING RADIATION where there is improved dose homogeneity within the tumor and reduced dosage to uninvolved structures. The precise shaping of dose distribution is achieved via the use of computer-controlled multileaf collimators.

Descriptor ID	D020266
MeSH Number(s)	E02.815.635.700 L01.313.500.750.100.710.600.550
Concept/Terms	Radiotherapy, Conformal Radiotherapy, Conformal Conformal Radiotherapy Conformal Radiotherapies Radiotherapies, Conformal Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy Conformal Radiotherapies, Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy, Three-Dimensional Radiotherapies, Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy, Three-Dimensional Conformal Three Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapies 3-D Conformal Radiotherapy 3-D Conformal Radiotherapies Conformal Radiotherapies, 3-D Conformal Radiotherapy, 3-D Radiotherapies, 3-D Conformal Radiotherapy, 3-D Conformal

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Radiotherapy, Conformal".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Radiotherapy [E02.815]
Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted [E02.815.635]
Radiotherapy, Conformal [E02.815.635.700]
Information Science [L]
Information Science [L01]
Informatics [L01.313]
Medical Informatics [L01.313.500]
Medical Informatics Applications [L01.313.500.750]
Decision Making, Computer-Assisted [L01.313.500.750.100]
Therapy, Computer-Assisted [L01.313.500.750.100.710]
Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted [L01.313.500.750.100.710.600]
Radiotherapy, Conformal [L01.313.500.750.100.710.600.550]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Radiotherapy, Conformal".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Radiotherapy, Conformal".

Radiotherapy, Conformal
Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated

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Bar chart showing 81 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2004

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	3	2	5
2000	2	1	3
2001	4	0	4
2002	4	2	6
2003	5	1	6
2004	8	2	10
2005	4	2	6
2006	0	2	2
2007	1	1	2
2008	4	1	5
2009	2	2	4
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	2	3
2012	2	2	4
2013	4	2	6
2014	3	0	3
2015	2	2	4
2016	2	2	4
2017	0	2	2
2018	1	0	1

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Zaorsky NG, Keith SW, Shaikh T, Nguyen PL, Horwitz EM, Dicker AP, Den RB. Impact of Radiation Therapy Dose Escalation on Prostate Cancer Outcomes and Toxicities. Am J Clin Oncol. 2018 04; 41(4):409-415.

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Waxweiler T, Schubert L, Diot Q, Faught A, Stuhr K, Castillo R, Castillo E, Guerrero T, Rusthoven C, Gaspar L, Kavanagh B, Miften M, Vinogradskiy Y. A complete 4DCT-ventilation functional avoidance virtual trial: Developing strategies for prospective clinical trials. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2017 May; 18(3):144-152.

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Hurwitz MD, Harris J, Sartor O, Xiao Y, Shayegan B, Sperduto PW, Badiozamani KR, Lawton CAF, Horwitz EM, Michalski JM, Roof K, Beyer DC, Zhang Q, Sandler HM. Adjuvant radiation therapy, androgen deprivation, and docetaxel for high-risk prostate cancer postprostatectomy: Results of NRG Oncology/RTOG study 0621. Cancer. 2017 Jul 01; 123(13):2489-2496.

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Chun SG, Hu C, Choy H, Komaki RU, Timmerman RD, Schild SE, Bogart JA, Dobelbower MC, Bosch W, Galvin JM, Kavadi VS, Narayan S, Iyengar P, Robinson CG, Wynn RB, Raben A, Augspurger ME, MacRae RM, Paulus R, Bradley JD. Impact of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Technique for Locally Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of the NRG Oncology RTOG 0617 Randomized Clinical Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2017 Jan; 35(1):56-62.

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Liu H, Li J, Pappas E, Andrews D, Evans J, Werner-Wasik M, Yu Y, Dicker A, Shi W. Dosimetric validation for an automatic brain metastases planning software using single-isocenter dynamic conformal arcsDosimetric validation for an automatic brain metastases planning software using single-isocenter dynamic conformal arcs. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2016 09 08; 17(5):142-156.

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Movsas B, Hu C, Sloan J, Bradley J, Komaki R, Masters G, Kavadi V, Narayan S, Michalski J, Johnson DW, Koprowski C, Curran WJ, Garces YI, Gaur R, Wynn RB, Schallenkamp J, Gelblum DY, MacRae RM, Paulus R, Choy H. Quality of Life Analysis of a Radiation Dose-Escalation Study of Patients With Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 0617 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2016 Mar; 2(3):359-67.

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Chapman KL, Witek ME, Chen H, Showalter TN, Bar-Ad V, Harrison AS. Pancreatic cancer planning: Complex conformal vs modulated therapies. Med Dosim. 2016; 41(2):100-4.

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Xiao Y, Kry SF, Popple R, Yorke E, Papanikolaou N, Stathakis S, Xia P, Huq S, Bayouth J, Galvin J, Yin FF. Flattening filter-free accelerators: a report from the AAPM Therapy Emerging Technology Assessment Work Group. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2015 May 08; 16(3):5219.

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Bruner DW, Hunt D, Michalski JM, Bosch WR, Galvin JM, Amin M, Xiao C, Bahary JP, Patel M, Chafe S, Rodrigues G, Lau H, Duclos M, Baikadi M, Deshmukh S, Sandler HM. Preliminary patient-reported outcomes analysis of 3-dimensional radiation therapy versus intensity-modulated radiation therapy on the high-dose arm of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 0126 prostate cancer trial. Cancer. 2015 Jul 15; 121(14):2422-30.

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Fisher BJ, Hu C, Macdonald DR, Lesser GJ, Coons SW, Brachman DG, Ryu S, Werner-Wasik M, Bahary JP, Liu J, Chakravarti A, Mehta M. Phase 2 study of temozolomide-based chemoradiation therapy for high-risk low-grade gliomas: preliminary results of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 0424. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2015 Mar 01; 91(3):497-504.

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