Algorithms and functionality of an intensity modulated radiotherapy optimization system

Medical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 701-711

  Wu, Qiuwen ^a   Mohan, Radhe ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

3D treatment planning; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Optimization

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; MICROGRIDS; OPTIMIZATION; PHANTOMS;

3D TREATMENT PLANNING; CYLINDRICAL PHANTOMS; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; LOGICAL COMBINATION; PLANNING TARGET VOLUMES; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SUPERPOSITION ALGORITHMS; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0034003282     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598932     Document Type: Article

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