Pubblicazioni scientifiche relative al sistema Delta4
Salter et al : Rotational IMRT delivery using a digital linear accelerator in very high dose rate ‘burst mode’, Phys. Med. Biol. 56 (2011) 1931–1946
Garcia et al: Validations dosimetriques et fantome Delta-4, SFRO (October 2009)
V. Feygelman et al, Evaluation of a biplanar diode array dosimeter for quality assurance of step-and-shoot IMRT, Journal Of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Vol.10 (2009)
S. Moral et al.: UTHSC San Antonio, AAPM 2009
Feygelman et al.:Initial dosimetric evaluation of SmartArc-a novel VMAT treatment planning module implemented in a multi-vendor delivery chain, Journal Of Applied Clinical Medical Physics,vol.11(2010)
Sadogapan et al: Characterization and clinical evaluation of a Novel IMRT quality assurance system, Journal Of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, vol. 10 (2009)
Bedford et al: Evaluation of the Delta4 phantom for IMRT and VMAT verification, Physics in Medicine and Biology, 54, (2009)
O. Calvo et al.: Validation of the Delta4 Dosimetry Phantom Against Ionometric Measurements, AAPM 2009
Calvo et al: Delta4: TomoTherapy Deliver Quality Assurance (DQA) for SBRT Treatments, UTHSC San Antonio: Case Study
P Myles et al: Quality assurance of advanced Radiotherapy techniques with Delta4, ESTRO 2008
G. Lutters et.al: Correction of the treatment table absorption in IMRT Table models in TPS and measurements using an electronic 3D Detector, ESTRO 2008
Persson E, Granlund U: Validation of Delta4 for clinical use, ESTRO 2008
Stephen Riley et al: Patient plan verification with diode arrays, ESTRO 2008
Nilsson: 4D dosimetry in the RapidArc treatments using Delta4, AAPM 2008
Korreman et al: Dosimetric verification of RapidArc treatment delivery, Acta Oncologica, 48,185-191, (2009)
Tianyou Xue: Using a 3D Diode Array System to Perform routine IMRT Machine QA, AAPM 2008
Feygelman et al: Evaluation of Biplanar Diode Array for MLC and Compensator-based IMRT QA, AAPM 2008
Nilsson: Delta4 a new IMRT QA device, AAPM 2007
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un percorso che porta alla guarigione prevede tanti attori e al centro la Cura, con la tecnologia che asserve e sottende lo sforzo di Medici, Fisici, Tecnici e da questi è utilizzata sapientemente.
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