Browsing by Subject "VMAT"
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A Collimator Setting Optimization Algorithm for Dual-arc Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy in Pancreas Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
(2019)Purpose: To develop an automatic collimator setting optimization algorithm to improve dosimetric quality of pancreas Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) plans for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT). Methods: ... -
Accuracy of Planar Dosimetry for Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Quality Assurance
(2011)With the advent of new, more efficient, rotational therapy techniques such as volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), radiation therapy treatment precision requires evolving quality assurance. Two dimensional (2D) detector ... -
Application of TG-218 to SRS and SBRT Pre-Treatment Patient Specific QA
(2020)AbstractPurpose: Updated recommendations for pre-treatment QA of patient-specific intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) quality assurance (QA) were recently published by ... -
Benchmarking Flattening Filter-Free Photons for IMRT/VMAT using TG119
(2014)Since the publication of TG119 in 2009, new techniques have emerged in the field of radiation therapy including VMAT (Volumetric Arc Therapy) and the FFF (Flattening Filter Free) mode in Varian linear accelerators. Our goal ... -
Plan Quality and Sensitivity Analysis of Conformal Arc Informed Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (CAVMAT)
(2020)Purpose: Linac based radiosurgery to multiple metastases is commonly planned with VMAT as it effectively achieves high conformality to complex target arrangements. However, as the number of targets increases, VMAT may struggle ... -
The Effect of MLC Leaf Width in Single-Isocenter Multi-target Radiosurgery with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy
(2019)AbstractPurposeSingle-isocenter multi-target (SIMT) Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) technique can produce highly conformal dose distributions and short treatment delivery times for the treatment of multiple brain ... -
Utilizing Knowledge from Prior Plans in the Evaluation of Quality Assurance and Physics Considerations for Single-Isocenter Volumetric Modulated Arc Radiosurgery for Treatment of Multiple Intracranial Targets
(2015)Purpose: (Project 1): Increased interest in the Radiation Oncology Physics community regarding sensitivity of pre-treatment IMRT/VMAT QA to delivery errors has led to the development of DVH based analysis for pre-treatment ...
