On the role of the optimization algorithm of RapidArc® volumetric modulated arc therapy on plan quality and efficiency

Medical Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 5844-5856

  Vanetti, Eugenio ^a   Nicolini, Giorgia ^a   Nord, Janne ^b   Peltola, Jarkko ^b   Clivio, Alessandro ^a   Fogliata, Antonella ^a   Cozzi, Luca ^a  

^a ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^b Varian Medical Systems Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

progressive resolution algorithm; RapidArc; volumetric modulated arc therapy

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; INVERSE PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

ANATOMICAL FEATURES; CONTINUOUS VARIABLES; DYNAMIC PARAMETERS; MULTIPLE BRAIN METASTASIS; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; RAPIDARC; RESOLUTION ALGORITHMS; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 80855156822     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3641866     Document Type: Article

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