Conformal intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) delivered by robotic linac - Testing IMRT to the limit?

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1639-1654

  Webb, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; LIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; ROBOTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROBOTICS;

EID: 0032769201     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/44/7/305     Document Type: Article

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