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. 2010 Jun 16;5:54. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-5-54

Table 2.

Technical characteristics of RapidArc plans

RA
Number of arcs 1
Arc length [°] 358 ± 0.0
Beam energy 6 MV (45/45)
Beam on time [min] 1.24 ± 0.0
MU 477 ± 73
MU/Gy 239 ± 37
MU/deg 1.3 ± 0.2
Average Dose Rate [MU/min] 383 ± 55
Gantry speed [deg/sec] 4.8 ± 0.0
Collimator angle [°] 24 ± 9
Mean CP area [cm2] 29 ± 6
Mean field area [cm2] 121 ± 25
GAI [%] 98.1 ± 1.1

MU: monitor units, CP: control point