Independent corroboration of monitor unit calculations performed by a 3D computerized planning system

The checking of monitor unit calculations is recognized as a vital component of quality assurance in radiotherapy. Using straightforward but detailed computer‐based verification calculations it is possible to achieve a precision of 1% when compared with a three‐dimensional (3D) treatment planning sy...

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Autores principales: Leszczynski, Konrad W., Dunscombe, Peter B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2000
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Radiation Oncology Physics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5726156/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11674827
http://dx.doi.org/10.1120/jacmp.v1i4.2633
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description The checking of monitor unit calculations is recognized as a vital component of quality assurance in radiotherapy. Using straightforward but detailed computer‐based verification calculations it is possible to achieve a precision of 1% when compared with a three‐dimensional (3D) treatment planning system monitor unit calculation. The method is sufficiently sensitive to identify significant errors and is consistent with current recommendations on the magnitude of uncertainties in clinical dosimetry. Moreover, the approach is accurate in the sense of being highly consistent with the validated 3D treatment planning system's calculations. PACS number(s): 87.53.–j, 87.52.–g
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spelling pubmed-57261562018-04-02 Independent corroboration of monitor unit calculations performed by a 3D computerized planning system Leszczynski, Konrad W. Dunscombe, Peter B. J Appl Clin Med Phys Radiation Oncology Physics The checking of monitor unit calculations is recognized as a vital component of quality assurance in radiotherapy. Using straightforward but detailed computer‐based verification calculations it is possible to achieve a precision of 1% when compared with a three‐dimensional (3D) treatment planning system monitor unit calculation. The method is sufficiently sensitive to identify significant errors and is consistent with current recommendations on the magnitude of uncertainties in clinical dosimetry. Moreover, the approach is accurate in the sense of being highly consistent with the validated 3D treatment planning system's calculations. PACS number(s): 87.53.–j, 87.52.–g John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2000-09-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5726156/ /pubmed/11674827 http://dx.doi.org/10.1120/jacmp.v1i4.2633 Text en © 2000 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title Independent corroboration of monitor unit calculations performed by a 3D computerized planning system
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title_short Independent corroboration of monitor unit calculations performed by a 3D computerized planning system
title_sort independent corroboration of monitor unit calculations performed by a 3d computerized planning system
topic Radiation Oncology Physics
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5726156/
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