The sensitivity of ArcCHECK-based gamma analysis to manufactured errors in helical tomotherapy radiation delivery

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 32-39

  Templeton, Alistair K ^a   Chu, James C H ^a   Turian, Julius V ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ArcCHECK; DQA; gamma analysis; Tomotherapy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DEVICES; GAMMA RADIATION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; PROCEDURES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS;

GAMMA RAYS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84922842255     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v16i1.4814     Document Type: Article

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