The impact of direct aperture optimization on plan quality and efficiency in complex head and neck IMRT

The impact of direct aperture optimization on plan quality and efficiency in complex head and neck IMRT

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Conventional step&shoot intensity modulated radio therapy (IMRT) approaches potentially lead to treatment plans with high numbers of segments and monitor units (MU) and, therefore, could be time consuming at the linear accelerato...

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Main Authors: Sabatino Marcello, Kretschmer Matthias, Zink Klemens, Würschmidt Florian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
head-and-neck
planning study
2-step-IMRT
direct aperture optimization
Online Access:http://www.ro-journal.com/content/7/1/7

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