Role of beam orientation optimization in intensity-modulated radiation therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 551-560

  Pugachev, Andrei ^a   Li, Jonathan G ^a   Boyer, Arthur L ^a   Hancock, Steven L ^a   Le, Quynh Thu ^a   Donaldson, Sarah S ^a   Xing, Lei ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam orientation; IMRT; Intensity modulation; Inverse planning; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ONCOLOGY; SIMULATED ANNEALING; TUMORS;

BEAM ORIENTATION;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOTHERAPY; SPINE CANCER; TECHNIQUE; THEORY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0035370733     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)01502-4     Document Type: Article

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