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Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, Volume. 42, Issue 2, 020302(2024)

Monte Carlo simulation of errors in gantry angle and multi-leaf collimators on intensity modulated arc therapy radiation dose

Ruohui ZHANG¹, Yulan GAO², Wenwen BAI^1、**, Huipeng MENG³, Keqiang WANG⁴, and Zifeng CHI^1、*

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¹Department of Radiation Oncology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China

²Department of Endoscopy, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050051, China

³Radiotherapy Center, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300384, China

⁴Biomedical Engineering Department, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

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Ruohui ZHANG, Yulan GAO, Wenwen BAI, Huipeng MENG, Keqiang WANG, Zifeng CHI. Monte Carlo simulation of errors in gantry angle and multi-leaf collimators on intensity modulated arc therapy radiation dose[J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 2024, 42(2): 020302

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Nov. 15, 2023

Accepted: Jan. 16, 2024

Published Online: May. 28, 2024

The Author Email: Wenwen BAI (白文文), Zifeng CHI (迟子锋)

DOI:10.11889/j.1000-3436.2023-0068

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