Effect of geometrical optimization on the treatment volumes and the dose homogeneity of biplane interstitial brachytherapy implants

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-76

  Anacak, Yavuz ^a   Esassolak, Mustafa ^a   Aydin, Ayhan ^a   Aras, Arif ^a   Olacak, Ibrahim ^a   Haydaroǧlu, Ayfer ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Geometrical optimization; Quality index

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALCULATION; GEOMETRY; IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030865324     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)00143-6     Document Type: Article

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