1D dynamic beam modulation: Methods to counteract inertia effects

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 1999, Pages

  Corletto, D ^a   Broggi, S ^a   Fiorino, C ^a   Mangili, P ^a   Calandrino, R ^a   Lev, A ^b   Gennari, D ^b   Rudello, F ^b  

^a Servizio di Fisica Sanitaria   (Italy)

^b H S Raffaele   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; MODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0032724716     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/44/11/401     Document Type: Article

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