A technical note: When Do Differences in IMRT Fluence Intensities have Clinical Significance?

Yousif Y Am and Aj Van Rensburg
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Aj Van Rensburg: Department of Radiation Oncology, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, South Africa

Cancer Therapy & Oncology International Journal, 2018, vol. 9, issue 5, 4-7

Abstract: The purpose of this exercise was to test the validity of gamma pass and fail criteria in order to develop a better method for clinical evaluation. This was performed through introducing artificial changes into a clinical IMRT plan and then followed by recalculation and evaluation. Although, the results showed that the IMRT plan has failed to meet the gamma evaluation criteria, the plan was still clinically acceptable when assessed by clinicians. This proved that the passing rate for IMRT fluence maps QA occasionally may not associated with the clinical significance of the plan.

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Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/CTOIJ.2018.09.555777

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