FusionArc optimization: a hybrid volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) planning strategy.

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Published in Med Phys on July 01, 2013

Authors

Martha M Matuszak1, Jennifer M Steers, Troy Long, Daniel L McShan, Benedick A Fraass, H Edwin Romeijn, Randall K Ten Haken

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. marthamm@med.umich.edu

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