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Published: Jul 01, 2025
Vol/Issue: 122(4)
Pages: 838-864
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Indrin J. Chetty

Department of Radiation Oncology Cedars Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles California USA

Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Department of Radiation Oncology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Washington University, St Louis, MO

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Harvard University

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

American Society for Radiation Oncology

ViewRay

Suffolk University

American Physical Society

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Indrin J. Chetty, Bin Cai, Michael D. Chuong, et al. (2025). Quality and Safety Considerations for Adaptive Radiation Therapy: An ASTRO White Paper. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 122(4), 838-864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.10.011

Quality and Safety Considerations for Adaptive Radiation Therapy: An ASTRO White Paper

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