The effect of multi‐leaf collimator leaf width on VMAT treatment plan quality
There is little difference in treatment quality between any of the investigated MLC leaf widths. This work demonstrates that for VMAT treatments, wider MLC leaf widths can still deliver acceptable treatment plans. This finding has potential implications for radiotherapy in low- and middle-income countries and low socio-economic or rural areas where a focus on MLC robustness and LINAC up-time is paramount.
Authors
- Nicholas Hardcastle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7796-8472)
- Brendan Whelan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2326-0927)
- Gregory Sadharanu Peiris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5504-7995)
- Suzanne Sheehy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-7205)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acm2.70018
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.77