Development and evaluation of an efficient approach to volumetric arc therapy planning

Medical Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2328-2339

  Bzdusek, Karl ^a   Friberger, Henrik ^b   Eriksson, Kjell ^b   Hrdemark, Björn ^b   Robinson, David ^a   Kaus, Michael ^a  

^a PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b RaySearch Laboratories   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arc therapy; Direct machine parameter optimization; Treatment planning; Volumetric modulated arc therapy

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ARC THERAPY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTENSITY-MODULATED ARC THERAPIES; MACHINE PARAMETERS; MOTION CONSTRAINTS; MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; COLLIMATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; EVALUATION; HEAD; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; LUNG; MACHINE; MOTION; NECK; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TONSIL; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOLUMETRIC INTENSITY MODULATED ARC THERAPY;

EID: 66449086805     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3132234     Document Type: Article

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