Synchronizing dynamic multileaf collimators for producing two- dimensional intensity-modulated fields with minimum beam delivery time

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1147-1154

  Ma, Lijun ^a   Boyer, A L ^a   Ma, C M ^a   Xing, L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformal radiotherapy; Dynamic jaw; Intensity modulation; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Leaf sequencing algorithm; Multileaf collimator

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOTHERAPY;

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PHYSICS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 0032776204     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00121-2     Document Type: Article

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