Leaf position error during conformal dynamic arc and intensity modulated arc treatments

Medical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 67-72

  Ramsey, C R ^a   Spencer, K M ^a   Alhakeem, R ^a   Oliver, A L ^a  

^a THOMPSON CANCER SURVIVAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformal dynamic arc; Intensity modulation; Multileaf collimator

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ERRORS; MODULATION; RADIOTHERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROTATION; VELOCITY;

CONFORMAL DYNAMIC ARC; INTENSITY MODULATIONS; INTENSITY-MODULATED; ISODOSE DISTRIBUTION; MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS; STATISTICAL UNCERTAINTY; TREATMENT TECHNIQUES; VELOCITY-DEPENDENT;

PHYSICAL THERAPY;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; VELOCITY;

EID: 0035145088     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1333410     Document Type: Article

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