Reducing loss in lateral charged-particle equilibrium due to air cavities present in x-ray irradiated media by using longitudinal magnetic fields

Medical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 603-611

  Naqvi, Shahid A ^a   Li, X Allen ^a   Ramahi, Shada W ^b   Chu, James C ^b   Ye, Sung Joon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic disequilibrium; Inhomogeneities; Magnetic confinement; Underdosing

Indexed keywords

AIR; CHARGED PARTICLES; DETERIORATION; DISEASES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; SECONDARY EMISSION; TISSUE;

EGS4 MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; ELECTRONIC DISEQUILIBRIUM; INHOMOGENEITIES; INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; LONGITUDINAL MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS; UNDERDOSING;

PHASE INTERFACES;

ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; IRRADIATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; PARTICLE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X IRRADIATION;

EID: 0035051983     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1357816     Document Type: Article

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