Validation of the preconfigured Varian Ethos Acuros XB Beam Model for treatment planning dose calculations: A dosimetric study

• Published in: Journal of applied clinical medical physics Vol. 21; no. 12; pp. 27 - 42
• Main Authors: Hu, Yunfei, Byrne, Mikel, Archibald‐Heeren, Ben, Collett, Nick, Liu, Guilin, Aland, Trent
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2020; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Accuracy; Acuros XB; adaptive; Algorithms; beam model; Computer peripherals; Dosimetry; Ethos; Investigations; Optimization; Radiation Oncology Physics; Radiation therapy; Sensors; Software; validation; Florida; United States > US; Acuros XB; adaptive; beam model; validation; Ethos

Varian (Palo Alto, California, United States) recently released an online adaptation treatment platform, Ethos, which has introduced a new Dose Preview and Automated Plan Generation module despite sharing identical beam data with the existing Halcyon linac. The module incorporates a preconfigured be...