Monte Carlo evaluation of tissue inhomogeneity effects in the treatment of the head and neck

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1339-1349

  Wang, Lu ^a,c   Yorke, Ellen ^b   Chui, Chen Shou ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Radiation Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

Air cavities; Dose distribution; Monte Carlo; Tissue inhomogeneity

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PATIENT TREATMENT; SURGERY;

PHOTON TREATMENT;

TISSUE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; OPTIC CHIASM; PARANASAL SINUS CANCER; PHOTON; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SPINAL CORD; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TISSUE HOMOGENATE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0035424090     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)01614-5     Document Type: Article

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