Evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of independent dose calculation followed by machine log file analysis against conventional measurement based IMRT QA

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 140-154

  Sun, Baozhou ^a   Rangaraj, Dharanipathy ^a,b   Boddu, Sunita ^c   Goddu, Murty ^a   Yang, Deshan ^a   Palaniswaamy, Geethpriya ^b   Yaddanapudi, Sridhar ^a   Wooten, Omar ^a   Mutic, Sasa ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose calculations; IMRT; Machine log file; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867074468     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v13i5.3837     Document Type: Article

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