IMRT and RapidArc commissioning of a TrueBeam linear accelerator using TG-119 protocol cases

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 74-88

  Wen, Ning ^a   Zhao, Bo ^a   Kim, Jinkoo ^a   Chin Snyder, Karen ^a   Bellon, Maria ^a   Glide Hurst, Carri ^a   Barton, Kenneth ^a   Chen, Daiquan ^a   Chetty, Indrin J ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Commissioning; Flattening filter free; GAFCHROMIC EBT films; RapidArc; TG 119

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907022802     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v15i5.4843     Document Type: Article

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