Gamma index comparison of three VMAT QA systems and evaluation of their sensitivity to delivery errors

Physica Medica

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 720-725

  Vieillevigne, Laure ^a   Molinier, Jeremy ^a   Brun, Thomas ^a   Ferrand, Regis ^a  

^a INSTITUT CLAUDIUS REGAUD   (France)

Author keywords

Delivery error; Gamma index; Quality assurance; RapidArc

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEDICAL ERROR; NEOPLASMS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOMETRY; ROTATION; STANDARDS;

HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; ROTATION;

EID: 84948718537     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: 1724191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2015.05.016     Document Type: Article

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