Dose calculation models for proton treatment planning using a dynamic beam delivery system: An attempt to include density heterogeneity effects in the analytical dose calculation

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-41

  Schaffner, Barbara ^a   Pedroni, Eros ^a   Lomax, Antony ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CHORDOMA; DOSIMETRY; MENINGIOMA; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROTON RADIATION; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0032893587     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/44/1/004     Document Type: Article

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