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ArticleJournal of applied clinical medical physics2023

Monitor unit verification for Varian TrueBeam VMAT plans using Monte Carlo calculations and phase space data.

Ankit Pant, Narges Miri, Stephen Bhagroo, Joshua A Mathews, Daryl P Nazareth

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Article in Journal of applied clinical medical physics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ankit PantDepartment of Radiation Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Narges MiriDepartment of Radiation Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Stephen BhagrooDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Joshua A MathewsTacoma Valley Radiation Oncology Centers, Tacoma, Washington, USA.
Daryl P NazarethDepartment of Radiation Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center · USHuntsman Cancer Institute · USTacoma/Valley Radiation Oncology Centers · USUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New York · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To use the open-source Monte Carlo (MC) software calculations for TPS monitor unit verification of VMAT plans, delivered with the Varian TrueBeam linear accelerator, and compare the results with a commercial software product, following the guidelines set in AAPM Task Group 219. The TrueBeam is modeled in EGSnrc using the Varian-provided phase-space files. Thirteen VMAT TrueBeam treatment plans representing various anatomical regions were evaluated, comprising 37 treatment arcs. VMAT plans simulations were performed on a computing cluster, using 10

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Radiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedComputer SimulationHumansMonte Carlo MethodParticle AcceleratorsRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedSoftwareindependent calculation verificationmonitor unitsMonte Carlo calculationphase spaceRapidArcsecondary checkVMAT

Identifiers

PMID37469244
PMCPMC10562028
OpenAlexW4384820889

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