Virtual micro-intensity modulated radiation therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2480-2493

  Siochi, R ^a   Alfredo, C ^a  

^a SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

IMRT; Junctions; Micro IMRT; Optimization; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

IMAGE SEGMENTATION; OPTIMIZATION; WAVEGUIDE JUNCTIONS;

CLINICAL ISSUES; COMPONENT MAP; IMRT; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; JUNCTION EFFECTS; MICRO-IMRT; MINIMUM VALUE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; DOSIMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033678929     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1315314     Document Type: Article

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