Inverse planning for four-dimensional (4D) volumetric modulated arc therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 5627-5633

  Ma, Yunzhi ^a   Chang, Daniel ^a   Keall, Paul ^a   Xie, Yiaoqin ^b   Park, Jae Yoon ^c   Suh, Tae Suk ^c   Xing, Lei ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SHENZHEN INSTITUTES OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

arc therapy; dose optimization; intensity modulation; inverse planning; VMAT

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ITERATIVE METHODS;

ARC THERAPY; DOSE OPTIMIZATION; INTENSITY MODULATIONS; INVERSE PLANNING; VMAT;

INVERSE PROBLEMS;

EID: 78149451120     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3497271     Document Type: Article

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