Intensity and energy modulated radiotherapy with proton beams: Variables affecting optimal prostate plan

Medical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 176-189

  Yeboah, Collins ^a,b   Sandison, George A ^c   Chvetsov, Alexei V ^a  

^a TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose optimization; Energy modulation; Intensity modulation; Proton beam

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; MODULATION; PROTON BEAMS; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE; UROLOGY;

BEAM DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; DOSE OPTIMIZATION; ENERGY MODULATION; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; IMPORTANCE FACTORS; INTENSITY MODULATIONS; SENSITIVE STRUCTURE;

PROTON BEAM THERAPY;

ARTICLE; DISEASE SIMULATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0036171146     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1445409     Document Type: Article

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