Dosimetric impact of computed tomography calibration on a commercial treatment planning system for external radiation therapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 335-338

  Cozzi, Luca ^a   Fogliata, Antonella ^a   Buffa, Francesca ^a   Bieri, Sabine ^a  

^a OSPEDALE SAN GIOVANNI   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Computerized tomography; Electron density; Hounsfield units; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031761958     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(98)00072-3     Document Type: Article

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