Journal of Medical Physics and Applied Sciences

VMAT and IMRT in Prostate Cancer: First Single institutional Comparison in Pakistan

Prostate cancer is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer in men worldwide (Global Burden of Cancer Study, 2018). According to the American Cancer Society, in 2019, there were 1,74,650 affected cases and 31,620 mortalities. Estimation proposes that by 2040, new cases of prostate cancer will spike to 2,293,818. The occurrence and death rate of prostate cancer correlate with growing age, with an average age of approximately 66 years at the time of diagnosis.

With regard to the treatment of different cancers, various procedures are widely executed, but radiotherapy planning strategies are thought to be the most favorable. These techniques propose a high-portion target investigation without influencing the close structures, as their radiation resilience is low when compared with the essential portion for tumor control. In recent times, in addition to dimensional radiotherapy, dynamic techniques such as Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) and Volumetric- Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) have been introduced.

Author(s):

Ainain Baba

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