Evaluation of the ArcCHECK QA system for IMRT and VMAT verification

Physica Medica

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 295-303

  Li, Guangjun ^a   Zhang, Yingjie ^a   Jiang, Xiaoqin ^a   Bai, Sen ^a   Peng, Guang ^a   Wu, Kui ^a   Jiang, Qingfeng ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diode array; IMRT; Quality assurance; VMAT

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARCCHECK QA SYSTEM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FAN BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; PHANTOM; PROSTATE CANCER; PULSE RATE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOTHERAPY; RECTUM CANCER; REPRODUCIBILITY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY;

CHINA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84876723656     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: 1724191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2012.04.005     Document Type: Article

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