Clinically relevant quality assurance (QA) for prostate RapidArc plans: Gamma maps and DVH-based evaluation

Physica Medica

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 462-472

  Cozzolino, M ^a   Oliviero, C ^a   Califano, G ^a   Clemente, S ^a   Pedicini, P ^a   Caivano, R ^a   Chiumento, C ^a   Fiorentino, A ^a   Fusco, V ^a  

^a REFERRAL CANCER CENTER OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D gamma; 3D quality assurance; COMPASS system; RapidArc prostate

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSE VOLUME HISTOGRAM; FEMUR HEAD; GAMMA PASSING RATE; GAMMA RADIATION; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ORGAN AT RISK; PENIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOGRAPHIC GRID; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING SYSTEM; RECTUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; ORGANS AT RISK; PROCEDURES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY;

HUMANS; MALE; ORGANS AT RISK; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 84899490264     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: 1724191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2014.01.003     Document Type: Article

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