International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 78, Issue 5 , Pages 1457-1466 , 1 December 2010

Initial Experience With Volumetric IMRT (RapidArc) for Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery

  • Charles S. Mayo, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Charles S. Mayo, Ph.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, HB200, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655. Tel: (744) 442-5560; Fax: (774) 442-5006
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  • Linda Ding, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
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  • Anthony Addesa, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
    • ,
  • Sidney Kadish, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
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  • T.J. Fitzgerald, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
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  • Richard Moser, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
    • Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

Received 6 July 2009 ,Revised 6 October 2009 ,Accepted 7 October 2009.

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 Conflicts of interest: The first author, has research grant support from Varian Medical Systems.

PII: S0360-3016(09)03338-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.10.005

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 78, Issue 5 , Pages 1457-1466 , 1 December 2010

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