Optimization of beam orientation in radiotherapy using planar geometry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2179-2193

  Haas, O C L ^a   Burnham, K J ^a   Mills, J A ^b  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b WALSGRAVE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTATE; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RECTUM; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031856728     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/8/013     Document Type: Article

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