Open AccessAssessment of volumetric-modulated arc therapy for constant and variable dose rates
Author(s) -
Mariluz De Ornelas-Couto,
Ivaylo B. Mihaylov,
Nesrin Dogan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of medical physics/journal of medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3913
pISSN - 0971-6203
DOI - 10.4103/jmp.jmp_65_17
Subject(s) - constant (computer programming) , arc (geometry) , variable (mathematics) , medicine , mathematics , materials science , nuclear medicine , computer science , mathematical analysis , geometry , programming language
The aim of this study is to compare the effects of dose rate on volumetric-modulated arc therapy plans to determine optimal dose rates for prostate and head and neck (HN) cases.