Inverse planning for x-ray rotation therapy: A general solution of the inverse problem

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1089-1104

  Oelfke, U ^a   Bortfeld, T ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING; X RAY;

MATHEMATICS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; X-RAY THERAPY;

EID: 0033006678     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/44/4/019     Document Type: Article

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