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ArticleJournal of applied clinical medical physics2021

Analysis of prostate intensity- and volumetric-modulated arc radiation therapy planning quality with PlanIQ

Motoharu Sasaki, Yuji Nakaguuchi, Takeshi Kamomae, Akira Tsuzuki, Satoshi Kobuchi, Kenmei Kuwahara, Shoji Ueda, Yuto Endo, Hitoshi Ikushima

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Article in Journal of applied clinical medical physics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Differences between professionals in treatment planning for patients with stage III lung cancer using treatment-planning QA software.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2023
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  12. Predicting the complexity of head-and-neck volumetric-modulated arc therapy planning using a radiation therapy planning quality assurance software.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Motoharu SasakiInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
Yuji NakaguuchiToyo Medic Co.,Ltd, Tokyo, Japan.
Takeshi KamomaeDepartment of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Akira TsuzukiDepartment of Radiological Technology, Kochi University Hospital, Kochi, Japan.
Satoshi KobuchiGraduate School of Health Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.
Kenmei KuwaharaGraduate School of Health Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.
Shoji UedaSchool of Health Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.
Yuto EndoSchool of Health Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.
Hitoshi IkushimaInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
Tokushima University · JPKochi University of Technology · JPNagoya University · JPToyo Engineering (Japan) · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to assess the quality of treatment planning using the PlanIQ

methodsUsing the PlanIQ

resultsAnalysis of the learning curve of the treatment plans quality using PlanIQ

conclusionsThe PlanIQ

Indexed as

ProstateRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedHumansMaleOrgans at RiskRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRetrospective StudiesFeasibility DVHTM, IMRT, PlanIQTM, Prostate cancer, VMAT

Identifiers

PMID33768648
PMCPMC8035557
OpenAlexW3138679318

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