Dosimetric verification of the dynamic intensity-modulated radiation therapy of 92 patients

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1213-1230

  Tsai, Jen San ^a   Wazer, David E ^a   Ling, Marilyn N ^a   Wu, Julian K ^a   Fagundes, Marcio ^a   Dipetrillo, Thomas ^a   Kramer, Bradley ^a   Koistinen, Melita ^b   Engler, Mark J ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropomorphic phantom; Conformal radiation therapy; Dynamic radiation therapy; Humanoid phantom; In vivo dosimetry; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Inverse treatment planning; Phantom; Plan validation; Treatment plan verification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; X RAY FILM;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032521249     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00009-1     Document Type: Article

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