Acta Oncologica, Volume 48, Issue 2 (2009)

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Editorial

Editorial
Medical physics in the Nordic countries: The past, the present and the future
Ludvig Paul Muren, Jørgen B. Petersen, Jolanta Hansen & Rune Hafslund
Pages: 165-168
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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Commentary

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The contribution, history, impact and future of physics in medicine
Steve Webb
Pages: 169-177
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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Future of Physics in Medicine and Biology
Robert Jeraj
Pages: 178-184
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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Original Article

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Dosimetric verification of RapidArc treatment delivery
Stine Korreman, Joakim Medin & Flemming Kjær-Kristoffersen
Pages: 185-191
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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A beam-matching concept for medical linear accelerators
David Sjöström, Ulf Bjelkengren, Wiviann Ottosson & Claus F. Behrens
Pages: 192-200
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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Implementation and experimental validation of the high dose rate stereotactic treatment mode at Varian accelerators.
Lone Hoffmann
Pages: 201-208
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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Validation of Varian's AAA algorithm with focus on lung treatments
Heidi S. Rønde & Lone Hoffmann
Pages: 209-215
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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Medical reference dosimetry using EPR measurements of alanine: Development of an improved method for clinical dose levels.
Jakob Helt-Hansen, Flemming Rosendal, Inger Matilde Kofoed & Claus Erik Andersen
Pages: 216-222
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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Calculated LET spectrum from antiproton beams stopping in water
Niels Bassler & Michael Holzscheiter
Pages: 223-226
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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RapidArc volumetric modulated therapy planning for prostate cancer patients
Flemming Kjær-Kristoffersen, Lars Ohlhues, Joakim Medin & Stine Korreman
Pages: 227-232
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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The feasibility of using Pareto fronts for comparison of treatment planning systems and delivery techniques
Rickard O. Ottosson, Per E. Engström, David Sjöström, Claus F. Behrens, Anna Karlsson, Tommy Knöös & Crister Ceberg
Pages: 233-237
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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The normal tissue sparing obtained with simultaneous treatment of pelvic lymph nodes and bladder using intensity-modulated radiotherapy
Jimmi Søndergaard, Morten Høyer, Jørgen B. Petersen, Pauliina Wright, Cai Grau & Ludvig Paul Muren
Pages: 238-244
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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DMLC motion tracking of moving targets for intensity modulated arc therapy treatment – a feasibility study
Jens Zimmerman, Stine Korreman, Gitte Persson, Herb Cattell, Michelle Svatos, Amit Sawant, Raghu Venkat, David Carlson & Paul Keall
Pages: 245-250
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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A model for managing patient booking in a radiotherapy department with differentiated waiting times
Mette Skovhus Thomsen & Ole Nørrevang
Pages: 251-258
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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The representitativeness of patient position during the first treatment fractions
Anders Bertelsen, Morten Nielsen, Jonas Westberg, Henrik R. Jensen & Carsten Brink
Pages: 259-266
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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Elekta Precise Table characteristics of IGRT remote table positioning
Hans L. Riis & Sune J. Zimmermann
Pages: 267-270
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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Cone beam CT evaluation of patient set-up accuracy as a QA tool
Morten Nielsen, Anders Bertelsen, Jonas Westberg, Henrik R. Jensen & Carsten Brink
Pages: 271-276
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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Multispectral analysis of multimodal images
Yngve Kvinnsland, Njål Brekke, Torfinn M. Taxt & Renate Grüner
Pages: 277-284
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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DICOM Metadata repository for technical information in digital medical images
Hans-Erik Källman, Erik Halsius, Magnus Olsson & Mats Stenström
Pages: 285-288
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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Calibration of reference KAP-meters at SSDL and cross calibration of clinical KAP-meters
Per O. Hetland, Eva G. Friberg, Kirsti M. Øvrebø & Hans H. Bjerke
Pages: 289-294
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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Analysis of Current Practice of CT examinations
Jolanta Hansen & Anne Grethe Jurik
Pages: 295-301
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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Survival and radiation risk in patients obtaining more than six CT examinations during one year
Jolanta Hansen & Anne Grethe Jurik
Pages: 302-307
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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Beta emitters and radiation protection
Lars Jødal
Pages: 308-313
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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Letters to the Editor

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Contrast media-assisted visualization of brain metastases by kilovoltage cone-beam CT
Hiroshi Igaki, Keiichi Nakagawa, Hideomi Yamashita, Atsuro Terahara, Akihiro Haga, Kenshiro Shiraishi, Nakashi Sasano, Kentaro Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Onoe, Kiyoshi Yoda & Kuni Ohtomo
Pages: 314-317
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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Small cell carcinoma of unknown primary presenting with disease confined to the central nervous system
Fiona Chionh, Arun Azad & Chooi Lee
Pages: 317-318
Published online: 08 Jul 2009
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