Correlation of phantom-based and log file patient-specific QA with complexity scores for VMAT

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 204-216

  Agnew, Christina E ^a   Irvine, Denise M ^a   McGarry, Conor K ^a,b  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complexity; Gantry speed; MLC leaf speed; Trajectory log files; VMAT

Indexed keywords

HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMAGING PHANTOM; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; PROCEDURES; PROSTATE TUMOR; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING SYSTEM; STANDARDS;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 84911416380     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v15i6.4994     Document Type: Article

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