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Volume Modulated Arc Therapy

Known as: VMAT 
Radiation therapy delivered to the whole volume of target tissue by a single rotation of the linear accelerator gantry.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Outcomes of Single Fraction Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Lung Metastases
Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) has been previously investigated as an alternative to thoracic surgery in patients with… 
Review
2013
Review
2013
Automatic in vivo portal dosimetry of all treatments
At our institution EPID (electronic portal imaging device) dosimetry is routinely applied to perform in vivo dose verification of… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Intensity modulated radiosurgery of brain metastases with flattening filter-free beams.
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
EPID dosimetry for pretreatment quality assurance with two commercial systems
This study compares the EPID dosimetry algorithms of two commercial systems for pretreatment QA, and analyzes dosimetric… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Quality assurance of volumetric modulated arc therapy: evaluation and comparison of different dosimetric systems.
PURPOSE To compare and evaluate different dosimetric techniques and devices for the QA of VMAT plans created by two treatment… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
On the role of the optimization algorithm of RapidArc(®) volumetric modulated arc therapy on plan quality and efficiency.
PURPOSE The RapidArc volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) planning process is based on a core engine, the so-called… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Initial dosimetric evaluation of SmartArc – a novel VMAT treatment planning module implemented in a multi‐vendor delivery chain
We performed an initial dosimetric evaluation of SmartArc – a novel VMAT planning module for the Philips Pinnacle treatment… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Experimental validation of a commercial 3D dose verification system for intensity-modulated arc therapies
We validate the dosimetric performance of COMPASS®, a novel 3D quality assurance system for verification of volumetric-modulated… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Treatment of lung cancer using volumetric modulated arc therapy and image guidance: A case study
Background. Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is a radiotherapy technique in which the gantry rotates while the beam is on… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The First Luminal Domain of Vesicular Monoamine Transporters Mediates G-protein-dependent Regulation of Transmitter Uptake*
The activity of vesicular monoamine transporters (VMATs) is down-regulated by the G-protein α-subunits of Go2 and Gq, but the… 
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