Medical Dosimetry
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 226-229 , Autumn 2010

Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) Treatment Planning for Superficial Tumors

  • Albert S. Zacarias, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville Healthcare, Louisville, KY
    • ,
  • Mellonie F. Brown, M.E.T., C.M.D.

      Affiliations

    • James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville Healthcare, Louisville, KY
    • Radiation Therapist School, University of Louisville Healthcare, Louisville, KY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Mellonie F. Brown, M.E.T., C.M.D., University of Louisville Healthcare, Radiation Therapist School, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, 529 South Jackson Street, Louisville, KY 40202
    • ,
  • Michael D. Mills, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville Healthcare, Louisville, KY

Received 13 April 2009 ,Accepted 16 June 2009.

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PII: S0958-3947(09)00057-0

doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2009.06.006

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 226-229 , Autumn 2010

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