New method to obtain the midplane dose using portal in vivo dosimetry

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 465-474

  Boellaard, Ronald ^a   Essers, Marion ^a,b   Van Herk, Marcel ^a   Mijnheer, Ben J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

In vivo dosimetry; Midline dose; Midplane dose; Portal imaging

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DEVICE; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032076492     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00048-0     Document Type: Article

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