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Medical Physics / Volume 39 / Issue 2 / POINT/COUNTERPOINT

Med. Phys. 39, 569 (2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.3658740 (4 pages)

Vendor provided machine data should never be used as a substitute for fully commissioning a linear accelerator

Indra J. Das, Ph.D.

Radiation Oncology Department, Indiana University—School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5289 (Tel: 317-944-1303; E-mail:Idas@iupui.edu)

Christopher F. Njeh, Ph.D.

Texas Oncology Tyler, Radiation Oncology Department, Tyler, Texas 75702 (Tel: 903‐579‐9896; E-mail: Christopher.Njeh@USONCOLOGY.COM)

Colin G. Orton, Ph.D., Moderator
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(Received 22 September 2011; accepted 25 September 2011; published online 11 January 2012)

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  1. OVERVIEW
  2. FOR THE PROPOSITION: Indra J. Das, Ph.D.
    1. Opening Statement
  3. AGAINST THE PROPOSITION: Christopher F. Njeh, Ph.D.
    1. Opening Statement
    2. Rebuttal: Indra J. Das, Ph.D.
    3. Rebuttal: Christopher F. Njeh, Ph.D.
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linear accelerators, radiation therapy

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