Conformal radiation treatment of prostate cancer using inversely- planned intensity-modulated photon beams produced with dynamic multileaf collimation

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 721-730

  Ling, C Clifton ^a   Burman, Chandra ^a   Chui, Chen S ^a   Kutcher, Gerald J ^a   Leibel, Stephen A ^a   LoSasso, Thomas ^a   Mohan, Radhe ^a   Bortfeld, Thomas ^a   Reinstein, Larry ^a   Spirou, Spiridon ^a   Wang, X H ^a   Wu, Qiuwen ^a   Zelefsky, Michael ^a   Fuks, Zvi ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensity modulated beams; Inverse technique; Multilead collimation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0030199938     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(96)00174-5     Document Type: Article

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