Dosimetric comparative study of two methods of intensity modulation performed on the same accelerator;Étude comparative dosimétrique de deux méthodes de modulation d'intensité réalisées sur le même accélérateur

Cancer/Radiotherapie

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 443-454

  Marchesi, V ^a   Aletti, P ^a   Madelis, G ^a   Marchal, C ^a   Bey, P ^a   Wolf, D ^b  

^a Alexis Vautrin Cancer Center   (France)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN AUTOMATIQUE DE NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

Dynamic irradiation; Intensity modulation; Multileaf collimator; Multisegmented irradiation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; DIODE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRRADIATION; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TECHNIQUE; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CALIBRATION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 0034352479     PISSN: 12783218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1278-3218(00)00019-6     Document Type: Article

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