Radiotherapy, Conformal

"Radiotherapy, Conformal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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 19 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2004 and 2005

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	1	0	1
2004	3	0	3
2005	2	1	3
2006	2	0	2
2009	1	1	2
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	2	0	2
2017	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2023	1	0	1
2026	0	1	1

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Gallitto M, Zhang H, Iandoli M, Fitzgerald TJ, Kalapurakal JA, Krasin MJ, Haas-Kogan DA, Paulino AC, Laack NNI, Wolden SL, Hoppe BS, Hill-Kayser CE, Mahajan A, Yock TI. The Evolution of Radiation Therapy in Children's Oncology Group Trials, From 1998 to 2025. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2026 Nov 15; 126(4):1004-1013.

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Kalapurakal JA, Wolden SL, Haas-Kogan D, Laack NN, Hua CH, Paulino AC, Hill-Kayser CE, Hoppe BS, Fitzgerald TJ. Children's Oncology Group's 2023 blueprint for research: Radiation oncology. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 09; 70 Suppl 6:e30593.

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Rao AD, Chen Q, Million L, Spunt SL, Fitzgerald TJ, Hu C, Rao SS, Laurie F, Kessel S, Morano K, Ladra MM, Terezakis SA. Preoperative Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Compared to Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy for High-Grade Extremity Sarcomas in Children: Analysis of the Children's Oncology Group Study ARST0332. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 01 01; 103(1):38-44.

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Mendenhall NP, Fitzgerald TJ. Conventional Radiation Therapy Compared With Stereotactic Conformal Therapy-A Rare and Laudable Randomized Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2017 10 01; 3(10):1376-1377.

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Qureshi MM, Romesser PB, Ajani A, Kachnic LA, Jalisi S, Truong MT. Race disparities attributed to volumetric tumor burden in patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy. Head Neck. 2016 Jan; 38(1):126-34.

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Leonard KL, Rivard MJ, Wazer DE, Hiatt JR, Sioshansi S, DiPetrillo TA, Hepel JT. Prescription dose evaluation for APBI with noninvasive image-guided breast brachytherapy using equivalent uniform dose. Brachytherapy. 2015 Jul-Aug; 14(4):496-501.

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Leonard KL, Hepel JT, Hiatt JR, Dipetrillo TA, Price LL, Wazer DE. The effect of dose-volume parameters and interfraction interval on cosmetic outcome and toxicity after 3-dimensional conformal accelerated partial breast irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2013 Mar 01; 85(3):623-9.

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Hitchen CJ, Osa EO, Dewyngaert JK, Chang J, Narayana A. Dose to craniofacial region through portal imaging of pediatric brain tumors. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2012 Jan 05; 13(1):3385.

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Rock K, McArdle O, Forde P, Dunne M, Fitzpatrick D, O'Neill B, Faul C. A clinical review of treatment outcomes in glioblastoma multiforme--the validation in a non-trial population of the results of a randomised Phase III clinical trial: has a more radical approach improved survival? Br J Radiol. 2012 Sep; 85(1017):e729-33.

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Hunter KU, Feng FY, Griffith KA, Francis IR, Lawrence TS, Desai S, Murphy JD, Zalupski MM, Ben-Josef E. Radiation therapy with full-dose gemcitabine and oxaliplatin for unresectable pancreatic cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Jul 01; 83(3):921-6.

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