Intensity modulated proton therapy: A clinical example

Medical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 317-324

  Lomax, A J ^a   Boehringer, T ^a   Coray, A ^a   Egger, E ^a   Goitein, G ^a   Grossmann, M ^a   Juelke, P ^a   Lin, S ^a   Pedroni, E ^a   Rohrer, B ^a   Roser, W ^a   Rossi, B ^a   Siegenthaler, B ^a   Stadelmann, O ^a   Stauble, H ^a   Vetter, C ^a   Wisser, L ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Error analysis; IMRT; Proton therapy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; ERROR ANALYSIS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROTON BEAMS;

CALCULATIONAL ERRORS; CLINICAL APPLICATION; COMPUTER OPTIMIZATION; IMRT; INTENSITY MODULATED PROTON THERAPIES; MONTE CARLO DOSE CALCULATION; PATIENT SETUP ERRORS; PROTON THERAPY;

PROTON BEAM THERAPY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CASE REPORT; CHORDOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; SCINTILLATION CAMERA;

EID: 0035083293     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1350587     Document Type: Article

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