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Both linacs were independently commissioned per AAPM-106 protocols. Plans were recalculated on the alternate machine and compared statistically. Patient-specific QA was performed using ArcCHECK with 3%\/2 mm gamma criteria. Transferable fractions were estimated using ICRU-50 (\u00b15%) and AAPM TG-40 (\u00b12%) guidelines to determine fractions safely deliverable without re-planning.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Beam commissioning showed excellent agreement within \u00b11% for all dosimetric parameters. Head and neck IMRT had minimal differences (D95%: \u22120.26%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001) and the highest transferability (median 39%, 10\u201314 fractions). Breast VMAT achieved consistent organ-at-risk sparing with moderate transferability (median 19%, 2\u20134 fractions). Urinary bladder VMAT displayed acceptable transferability (median 29%, 7\u201311 fractions). Cervical IMRT showed systematic dose increases on TrueBeam (planning target volume D95%: +1.57%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.012) with limited transferability (median 14%, 1\u20132 fractions). 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