Delivery Parameter Variations and Early Clinical Outcomes of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for 31 Prostate Cancer Patients: An Intercomparison of Three Treatment Planning Systems

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="289809.fig.002a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/tswj/volume-2013/289809/figures/289809.fig.002a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>ERGO++ </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="289809.fig.002b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/tswj/volume-2013/289809/figures/289809.fig.002b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Monaco</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="289809.fig.002c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/tswj/volume-2013/289809/figures/289809.fig.002c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>SmartArc</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Plots of typical dose rate variations as a function of time during VMAT delivery. The plans were created with (a) ERGO++, (b) Monaco, and (c) SmartArc.</table>

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Figure 2: Delivery Parameter Variations and Early Clinical Outcomes of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for 31 Prostate Cancer Patients: An Intercomparison of Three Treatment Planning Systems 

Figure 2 | Delivery Parameter Variations and Early Clinical Outcomes of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for 31 Prostate Cancer Patients: An Intercomparison of Three Treatment Planning Systems 