A novel implementation of mARC treatment for non-dedicated planning systems using converted IMRT plans

Radiation Oncology

Table 3 Treatment time comparison

Prostate patient
Standard IMRT plans at our institution (6 MV flat)	5-8 minutes
Converted mARC plans	6 MV	FFF 7 MV
Version a	05:15	03:35
Version b	05:00	03:30
Version c	05:05	02:55
Head-and-neck patient
Standard IMRT plans at our institution (6 MV flat)	7-11 minutes
Converted mARC plans	6 MV	FFF 7 MV
Version a	04:45	04:50
Version b	05:45	05:20
Version c	08:20	07:35

Treatment time (in minutes) with the different versions converted mARC for 6 MV and FFF 7 MV energies, compared with times usually observed at our institution for IMRT plans.

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