Exploration of new treatment modalities offered by high energy (up to 50 MeV) electrons and photons

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 303-309

  Karlsson, Mikael ^a   Zackrisson, Björn ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

conformal therapy; Electrons; Intensity modulation; Multi leaf collimator (MLC)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLLIMATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HEART CANCER; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; MOUTH CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; SKIN;

EID: 0030963025     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)00077-7     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Berley, D. Delivery of charged particles for radiotherapy. In: Particle Accelerators in Radiation Therapy, pp. 75-81. LA-5180-C, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA.
2. Blomquist, M., Karlsson, M. and Karlsson, M. Test procedures for verification of an electron pencil beam algorithm implemented for treatment planning. Radiother. Oncol. 39: 271-286, 1996.
3. Brahme, A., Kraepelien, T. and Svensson, H. Electron and photon beams from a 50 MeV racetrack microtron. Acta Radiol. Oncol. 19: 305-319, 1980.
4. Fraass, A. Development of conformal radiation therapy. Med. Phys. 22: 911-921, 1995.
5. Gosselin, M., Podgorsak, E., Evans, M., Pla, M. and Shenouda, G. A technique using parallel-opposed high energy electron beams for reirradiation of tumors near the spinal cord. Int. J. Radiat. Biol. Phys. 27: 1207-1214, 1993.
6. International Atomic Energy Agency. Absorbed Dose Determination in Photon and Electron Beams: An International Code of Practice. IAEA Technical Reports Series No. 277. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1987.
7. Karlsson, M. and Zackrisson, B. Matching of electron and photon beams with a multi-leaf collimator. Radiother. Oncol. 29: 317-326, 1993.
8. Karlsson, M., Svensson, H., Nyström, H. and Stenberg, J. The 50 MeV Racetrack accelerator. A new approach to beam shaping and modulation. In: Dosimetry in Radiotherapy, Vol. 2, pp. 307-320. IAEA, Vienna, 1988.
9. Karlsson, M., Nyström, H. and Svensson, H. Electron beam characteristics of the MM50 Racetrack microtron. Med. Phys. 19: 307-315, 1992.
10. Karlsson, M., Nyström, H. and Svensson, H. Photon beam characteristics on the MM50 Racetrack microtron and a new approach for beam quality determination. Med. Phys. 20: 143-150, 1993.
11. Kimmig, B., Ferentz, D. and zum Winkel, K. Indikationen und Metoden der Elektronentiefentherapie. Röntgenpraxis 38: 68-72, 1985.
12. Mageras, G.S., Podmaniczky, K.C. and Mohan, R. A model for computer-controlled delivery of 3-D conformal treatments. Med. Phys. 19: 945-953, 1992.
13. Rassow, J. and Sack, H. Beitrag zur Elektronentiefentherapie mittels Pendelbestrahlung. V. Anwendung der telezentrischen KleinwinkelPendeltechnik zur Strahlentherapie von Tumoren im Abdominalbereich. Strahlenterapie 141: 5-12, 1971.
14. Sjögren, R. and Karlsson, M. Electron contamination in high energy electron beams. Submitted, 1996.
15. Zackrisson, B. and Karlsson, M. Matching of electron beams for targets volumes at moderate depths. Radiother. Oncol. 39: 261-270, 1996.