Isotropic beam bouquets for shaped beam linear accelerator radiosurgery

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2571-2586

  Wagner, T H ^a   Meeks, S L ^a   Bova, F J ^a   Friedman, W A ^a   Buatti, J M ^a   Bouchet, L G ^a  

^a Radiation Oncology Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINEAR ACCELERATORS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOTHERAPY;

RADIOSURGERY;

SURGERY;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0034768867     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/46/10/305     Document Type: Article

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