Modulation factors calculated with an EPID-derived MLC fluence model to streamline IMRT/VMAT second checks
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Modulation factors calculated with an EPID‐derived MLC fluence model to streamline IMRT/VMAT second checks
This work outlines the development of a robust method of calculating modulation factors used for the independent verification of MUs for IMRT and VMAT treatments, to replace onerous ion chamber measurements. Two-dimensional fluence maps were calculated for dynamic MLC fields that include MLC interleaf leakage, transmission, and tongue-and-groove effects, as characterized from EPID-acquired imag...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1526-9914
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v14i6.4274