International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 77, Issue 3 , Pages 932-941 , 1 July 2010

RapidArc Radiation Therapy: First Year Experience at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

Received 20 May 2009 ,Revised 10 August 2009 ,Accepted 1 September 2009.

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 Conflict of interest: The University of Alabama at Birmingham has an agreement with Varian Medical Systems for evaluation of the RapidArc™ technology, for which R.A. Popple is the principal evaluator. R.A. Popple also has a research grant with Varian Medical Systems that is unrelated to RapidArc™. R.A. Popple, J.B. Fiveash, and J.A. Bonner are speaking consultants for Varian Medical Systems. J.A. Bonner is a consultant for Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Imclone Systems, and Lilly Corporation.

PII: S0360-3016(09)03046-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.09.001

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 77, Issue 3 , Pages 932-941 , 1 July 2010

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