A pre-treatment quality assurance survey on 384 patients treated with helical intensity-modulated radiotherapy. Issue 3 (March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bresciani, Sara; Miranti, Anna; Di Dia, Amalia; Maggio, Angelo; Bracco, Christian; Poli, Matteo; Di Spirito, Davide; Gabriele, Pietro; Stasi, Michele
• Is Part Of: Radiotherapy and oncology. Volume 118:Issue 3(2016:Mar.)
• Page Start: 574
• Page End: 576
• Publication Date: 2016-03
• Subjects: Tomotherapy -- Quality assurance -- Gamma index metric; Oncology -- Periodicals; Radiotherapy -- Periodicals; Tumors -- Periodicals; Medical Oncology -- Periodicals; Neoplasms -- radiotherapy -- Periodicals; Radiotherapy -- Periodicals; Radiothérapie -- Périodiques; Cancérologie -- Périodiques; Tumeurs -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 616.9940642
• DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2015.12.021
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0167-8140

Abstract

Abstract: The gamma index pass rate (%GP) of 384 helical Tomotherapy pre-patient quality assurance, acquired with ArcCHECK™, is presented, analyzed, and correlated to plan characteristics. Average %GP was higher than 90% and correlated strongly with gamma method, irradiated length, pitch, maximum dose to diodes, and dose per fraction.