Gap-stepped MLC leaves with filler blades can eliminate tongue-and- groove underdoses when delivering IMRT with maximum efficiency

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2393-2395

  Symonds Tayler, J R N ^a   Webb, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 0031827566     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/8/029     Document Type: Article

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