Assessment of Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy for Constant and Variable Dose Rates

Mariluz De Ornelas-Couto1, Ivaylo Mihaylov1, Nesrin Dogan1

  • 1Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.

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