IMCO++ - A Monte Carlo based IMRT system;IMCO++ - Ein Monte-Carlo-basiertes system für die IMRT

Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 97-108

  Hartmann, Matthias ^a   Bogner, Ludwig ^a   Fippel, Matthias ^b   Scherer, Josef ^a   Scherer, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

IMRT; Inverse treatment planning; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE; ALGORITHM; DOSE CALCULATION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; PHANTOM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0035984605     PISSN: 09393889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0939-3889(15)70452-6     Document Type: Article

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