Comparisons of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) quality assurance (QA) systems: Sensitivity analysis to machine errors

Radiation Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Liang, Bin ^a   Liu, Bo ^a   Zhou, Fugen ^a   Yin, Fang fang ^b   Wu, Qiuwen ^b  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma analysis; Quality assurance; Receiver operator characteristic; Volumetric modulated arc therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HISTOGRAM; MACHINE ERROR SENSITIVITY; MEASUREMENT ERROR; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; RADIOTHERAPY EQUIPMENT; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING SYSTEM; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; STANDARDS;

HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84994393197     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1748717X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13014-016-0725-4     Document Type: Article

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