Combining the advantages of step-and-shoot and dynamic delivery of intensity-modulated radiotherapy by interrupted dynamic sequences

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 541-550

  Martens, Chantal ^a   De Gersem, Werner ^a   De Neve, Wilfried ^a   Wagter, Carlos De ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dynamic; IMRT; Linear ion chamber array; Low monitor unit segments; Step and shoot

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; ONCOLOGY;

DIAMOND DETECTOR; INTERRUPTED DYNAMIC SEQUENCES;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MULTILEAF COLLIMATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOTHERAPY; TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; MALE; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 0035371163     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)01486-9     Document Type: Article

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