A new tool for dose conformity evaluation of radiosurgery treatment plans

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 233-241

  Leung, Lucullus H T ^a   Chua, Daniel T T ^a   Wu, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dose volume histogram; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EVALUATION STUDIES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHYSICS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 0032806010     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00175-3     Document Type: Article

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