Evaluation of Acuros XB algorithm based on RTOG 0813 dosimetric criteria for SBRT lung treatment with RapidArc

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 118-129

  Rana, Suresh ^a,b   Rogers, Kevin ^b   Pokharel, Shyam ^c   Cheng, ChihYao ^d  

^a ProCure Proton Therapy Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c 21ST CENTURY ONCOLOGY   (United States)

^d Vantage Oncology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acuros XB; Anisotropic analytical algorithm; Heterogeneity correction; Lung cancer; RapidArc; RTOG 0813; VMAT

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891808442     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v15i1.4474     Document Type: Article

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