International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 3 , Pages 920-927 , 1 July 2009

Evaluation of Linear Accelerator Gating With Real-Time Electromagnetic Tracking

  • Ryan L. Smith, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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  • Kristen Lechleiter, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
    • ,
  • Kathleen Malinowski, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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  • D.M. Shepard, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA
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  • D.J. Housley, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA
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  • M. Afghan, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Jeff Newell, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Calypso Medical Technologies, Seattle, WA
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  • Jay Petersen, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Calypso Medical Technologies, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Brian Sargent, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Calypso Medical Technologies, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Parag Parikh, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Parag J. Parikh, M.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, 4921 Parkview Pl., Lower Level, St. Louis, MO 63110. Tel: (314) 362-8525; Fax: (314) 362-8521

Received 25 April 2008 ,Revised 20 January 2009 ,Accepted 23 January 2009.

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 Supported in part by Calypso Medical.

 Conflict of interest: J. Newell, B. Sargent, and J. Petersen are employees of Calypso Medical Technologies, and P. Parikh receives research funding from Calypso Medical Technologies.

PII: S0360-3016(09)00130-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.01.034

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 3 , Pages 920-927 , 1 July 2009

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