Finding the volume bounded by surface in spherical coordinates

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I want to find the volume bounded by the surface given in spherical coordinates $R = 4-1\cos(\phi)$

I tried $\int_0^{2\pi} \int_0^{\pi/2} \int_0^4 (4-\cos(\phi))R^2\sin(\phi)\,dR \,d\phi\, d\theta$.

But I got the wrong answer. The volume element is given by $dV = R^2\sin(\phi)dR\,d\phi\, d\theta$. I'm assuming my limits are wrong, any ideas?

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$$ V=\int_0^{2\pi}\int_0^{\pi}\int_0^{4-\cos\phi}R^2\sin\phi\; dRd\phi d\theta =\frac{272\pi}{3} $$