Do we need Monte Carlo treatment planning for linac based radiosurgery? A case study

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 161-168

  Ayyangar, Komanduri M ^a   Jiang, Steve B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo simulation; Radiosurgery; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COLLIMATOR; DOSE CALCULATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031657748     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(98)00012-0     Document Type: Article

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