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O7. Implementation of an Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) and Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) quality control program using a portal …Alidzulwi et al., 2016
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- Alidzulwi T
- Venter D
- Niemann I
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- Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
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Introduction IMRT and VMAT has become a standard for radiation treatments with highly conformal dose distributions. Because of the high complexity of IMRT and VMAT treatment plans, patient-specific Quality Control (QC) is a necessary prerequisite for patient treatment …
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