Monte Carlo calculations and GafChromic film measurements for plugged collimator helmets of Leksell Gamma Knife unit

Medical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1252-1256

  Cheung, Joel Y C ^a,b   Yu, K N ^b   Ho, Robert T K ^a   Yu, C P ^a  

^a Canossa Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

GafChromic film; Gamma Knife; GammaPlan; Monte Carlo; Plug pattern

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; SAFETY DEVICES;

GAFCHROMIC FILMS; GAMMA KNIFE; GAMMAPLAN; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES; PLUG PATTERN; POLYSTYRENE PHANTOM; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; DOSE CALCULATION; GAMMA RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032781143     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598639     Document Type: Article

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