Leaf trajectory calculation for dynamic multileaf collimation to realize optimized fluence profiles

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1171-1184

  Dirkx, M L P ^a   Heijmen, B J M ^a   Van Santvoort, J P C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; HISTOGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; X RAY;

ALGORITHMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SCATTERING, RADIATION; WATER; X-RAYS;

EID: 0031923332     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/5/009     Document Type: Article

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