A comparison of beam characteristics for gated and nongated clinical x- ray beams

Medical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2086-2091

  Ramsey, Chester R ^a   Cordrey, Ivan L ^a   Oliver, Adrian L ^a  

^a THOMPSON CANCER SURVIVAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gridded electron gun; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Respiratory gating; Respiratory movement; Three dimensional treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON GUNS; IONIZATION POTENTIAL; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; RADIOTHERAPY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

GRIDDED ELECTRON GUNS; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; RESPIRATORY GATINGS; RESPIRATORY MOVEMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

X RAYS;

ABDOMINAL CANCER; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; THORAX CANCER;

EID: 0032704370     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598723     Document Type: Article

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