The use of a semi-customized phantom for verification of conformal plans

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 183-188

  Giraud, J Y ^d   Cohard, C ^a   Dusserre, A ^a   Vassal, P ^a   Bolla, M ^a   Troccaz, J ^b   Cinquin, P ^b   Menguy, Y ^b   Grand, S ^c   Esteve, F ^c   Lebas, J F ^c  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE TIMC IMAG   (France)

^c Service d'Irm   (France)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Fricke gel; Optimization; Phantom; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

HUMANS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTATE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RECTUM; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 0032848262     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(99)00016-3     Document Type: Article

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