International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 3 , Pages 868-875 , 1 July 2009

Integration of Real-Time Internal Electromagnetic Position Monitoring Coupled With Dynamic Multileaf Collimator Tracking: An Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Feasibility Study

  • Ryan L. Smith

      Affiliations

    • Washington University Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO
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  • Amit Sawant, PhD.

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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  • Lakshmi Santanam, PhD.

      Affiliations

    • Washington University Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO
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  • Raghu B. Venkat, MS.

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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  • Laurence J. Newell, MS.

      Affiliations

    • Calypso® Medical Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA
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  • Byung-chul Cho, PhD.

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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  • Per Poulsen, PhD.

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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  • Herbert Catell

      Affiliations

    • Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA
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  • Paul J. Keall, PhD.

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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  • Parag J. Parikh, MD.

      Affiliations

    • Washington University Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint request to: Parag J. Parikh, M.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, 4921 Parkview Place, Saint Louis, MO 63110. Tel: (314) 747-9614; Fax: (314) 362-8521

Received 11 August 2008 ,Revised 22 January 2009 ,Accepted 25 January 2009.

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 Conflict of interest: Drs. Parag J. Parikh and Paul J Keall receive funding from Varian Medical Systems and Calypso Medical Technologies.

PII: S0360-3016(09)00127-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.01.031

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 3 , Pages 868-875 , 1 July 2009

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