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VMAT and RapidArc
VMAT and RapidArc adds more degrees of freedom to the treatment plan
Simultaneous gantry rotation and irradiation
Variable gantry speed
Variable dose rate
Test 1: MLC movement during gantry rotation
Leaf gap 1 mm
Continuous gantry rotation
MLC moves 2 cm and stops
C. Clifton Ling, Pengpeng Zhang, Yves Archambault, Jiri Bocanek, Grace Tang, M. Phil, and Thomas Losasso,
Commissioning And Quality Assurance Of Rapidarc Radiotherapy Delivery System Int. J. Radiation Oncology
Biol. Phys., Vol. 72, No. 2, Pp. 575–581, 2008