Initial dosimetric evaluation of SmartArc - A novel VMAT treatment planning module implemented in a multi-vendor delivery chain

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-116

  Feygelman, Vladimir ^a   Zhang, Geoffrey ^a   Stevens, Craig ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diode array dosimeter; Dose error analysis; IMRT; Treatment planning system commissioning; VMAT

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954289362     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v11i1.3169     Document Type: Article

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