The beam is modulated by a multileaf collimator with 160 5-mm-thick leaves. To our knowledge, no studies have compared outcomes between the various treatment platforms.

Modern linear accelerators have multileaf collimators to automatically create individualized treatment fields for conformal radiotherapy and IMRT. Another feature of modern accelerators is the in ...

Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is a type of conformal radiotherapy. Conformal radiotherapy shapes the radiation beams to closely fit the area of cancer ...

MRI-guided radiotherapy systems offer the ability to visualize tumour targets and surrounding organs with high accuracy, with the potential to perform real-time treatment adaptation based on ...

Precision when it matters most: multileaf collimators deliver precision to radiotherapy treatment Summary Provided to more than a quarter of cancer patients, today’s targeted radiotherapy has come a ...

The linear accelerator has a device called a multileaf collimator (MLC), which is made up of thin leaves that move independently and form shapes that fit precisely around the treatment area.

In collaboration with dosimetrists and physicists, we adjust various parameters including multileaf collimators—movable metal leaves that sculpt the x-ray beam as it departs the linear accelerator to ...