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MVCT Imaging Pilot Study Using Helical Tomotherapy

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

Sponsored by: Alberta Cancer Board
Information provided by: Alberta Cancer Board
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00168142
  Purpose

To compare the two types of scans, the conventional CT planning scan and the tomotherapy planing scan.


Condition
Cancer, Carcinoma

MedlinePlus related topics:   Cancer   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Observational
Study Design:   Natural History, Cross-Sectional, Defined Population, Prospective Study
Official Title:   MVCT Imaging Pilot Study Using Helical Tomotherapy

Further study details as provided by Alberta Cancer Board:

Estimated Enrollment:   10
Study Start Date:   October 2003

  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Undergoing radiotherapy metallic artifact in radiation field.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Contraindication to radiotherapy
  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00168142

Locations
Canada, Alberta
Cross Cancer Institute    
      Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1Z2

Sponsors and Collaborators
Alberta Cancer Board

Investigators
Principal Investigator:     Rufus Scrimger, MD     Alberta Cancer Board    
  More Information


Study ID Numbers:   21131
First Received:   September 9, 2005
Last Updated:   November 6, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00168142
Health Authority:   Canada: Ethics Review Committee

Keywords provided by Alberta Cancer Board:
Helical tomotherapy  
Megavoltage imaging  

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Carcinoma

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Histologic Type

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 22, 2008




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