Tolerance levels of EPID-based quality control for volumetric modulated arc therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1425-1434

  Jorgensen M K ^a   Hoffmann, L ^a   Petersen, J B B ^a   Praestegaard L H ^a   Hansen, R ^a   Muren, L P ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

EPID; QC; VMAT

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; QUALITY CONTROL; SPEED;

ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING DEVICES; EPID; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS; TOLERANCE LEVELS; VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS; VMAT; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY;

SOFTWARE TESTING;

EID: 79952164578     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3552922     Document Type: Article

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