Inverse radiotherapy planning;Inverse bestrahlungsplanung

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 197-207

  Schlegel, Wolfgang ^b   Kneschaurek, Peter ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Inverse treatment planning

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOSE CALCULATION; HUMAN; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SAFETY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032964986     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02742396     Document Type: Review

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