International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 77, Issue 2 , Pages 591-599 , 1 June 2010

Optimization of Collimator Trajectory in Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy: Development and Evaluation for Paraspinal SBRT

  • Pengpeng Zhang, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Pengpeng Zhang, Ph.D., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Medical Physics Department, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY 10065. Tel: (646)888-5616; Fax: (646)888-5626
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  • Laura Happersett, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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  • Yingli Yang, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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  • Yoshiya Yamada, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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  • Gig Mageras, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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  • Margie Hunt, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Received 11 May 2009 ,Revised 18 August 2009 ,Accepted 20 August 2009.

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 Conflict of interest: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has a research agreement with Varian Medical Systems.

PII: S0360-3016(09)03040-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.08.056

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 77, Issue 2 , Pages 591-599 , 1 June 2010

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