Understanding the impact of RapidArc therapy delivery errors for prostate cancer

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 32-43

  Oliver, Mike ^a   Bush, Karl ^a   Zavgorodni, Sergei ^a   Ansbacher, Will ^a   Beckham, Wayne A ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gantry errors; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; MLC errors; MU errors; RapidArc; Volumetric modulated arc therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052174650     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v12i3.3409     Document Type: Article

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