Quality assurance of volumetric modulated arc therapy using Elekta Synergy

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1193-1197

  Haga, Akihiro ^a   Nakagawa, Keiichi ^a   Shiraishi, Kenshiro ^a   Itoh, Saori ^a   Terahara, Atsuro ^a   Yamashita, Hideomi ^a   Ohtomo, Kuni ^a   Saegusa, Shigeki ^a   Imae, Toshikazu ^a   Yoda, Kiyoshi ^b   Pellegrini, Roberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Elekta KK   (Japan)

^c Elekta   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

HUMANS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 70350776792     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841860903081905     Document Type: Article

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