Commissioning and Quality Assurance of RapidArc Radiotherapy Delivery System: In Regard to Ling et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008;72;575-581): Absence of Data Does Not Constitute Proof; The Proof is in Tasting the Pudding

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-6

  Mehta, Minesh ^a   Hoban, Peter ^a   Mackie, T Rock ^b  

^a TOMOTHERAPY INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TOMOTHERAPY;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PHYSICS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 68649102459     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.01.083     Document Type: Letter

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