On the validity of the superposition principle in dose calculations for intracavitary implants with shielded vaginal colpostats

Medical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 147-155

  Markman, J ^a   Williamson, J F ^a   Dempsey, J F ^a   Low, D A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Colpostats; Intracavitary applicator; Monte Carlo; Superposition

Indexed keywords

APPLICATORS; DOSIMETRY; ERRORS; ONCOLOGY; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOTHERAPY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; COLPOSTATS; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTRACAVITARY APPLICATOR; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; MONTE CARLO DOSE CALCULATION; SUPERPOSITION; SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLE;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; IMPLANT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION SHIELD; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; VAGINA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035110362     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1339224     Document Type: Article

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