The use of a realistic VMAT delivery emulator to optimize dynamic machine parameters for improved treatment efficiency

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 4119-4133

  Boylan, C J ^a,b   Rowbottom, C G ^a,b   MacKay, R I ^a,b  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSE RATE; HEAD AND NECK; MACHINE PARAMETERS; MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS; OPTIMAL DYNAMICS; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY; TREATMENT PLANS; TREATMENT TIME; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY;

OPTIMIZATION;

EFFICIENCY;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE;

HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 79960343344     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/13/024     Document Type: Article

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