Applications

1211 – Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Lung, Prostate, breast and other extracranial cancers such as spine, kidney, liver and pancreatic

Find out about the service or technology in this application and the medical condition it addresses. You can also view the application documents, the deadlines for providing consultation input and the outcome of the application when the MSAC process is complete.

  • Status Complete
  • Type New application
  • Pre-PASC consultation -
  • Pre-MSAC consultation -
  • Outcome Supported

Application details

Reason for application

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Service or technology in this application

Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) is an advanced high-precision modality of radiotherapy that uses computer controlled linear accelerators to deliver precise radiation doses to a malignant tumor or specific areas within the tumor. The radiation dose is designed to conform to the three dimensional (3D) shape of the tumor by modulating or altering the intensity of the radiation beam to focus a higher radiation dose to the tumor while minimising radiation exposure to surrounding normal tissues.

Medical condition this application addresses

VMAT is suitable for radiation therapy for cancer in many different areas of the body including prostate, lung, breast and other cancers.

Application documents

PICO confirmation

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Meetings to consider this application

  • PASC meeting: 
    • 16 to 17 August 2012
    • 13 to 14 December 2012
  • ESC meeting: -
  • MSAC meeting: -

More information

Note: This application was combined with Application 1182. Please refer to Application 1182 for the final PICO confirmation and public summary document.