Comparison of beam characteristics in intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and those under normal treatment condition

Medical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 226-230

  Cheng, C W ^a   Das, I J ^b  

^a MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam characteristics; Dark current radiation; Dose linearity; IMRT

Indexed keywords

DARK CURRENTS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; PULSE GENERATORS; X RAYS;

BEAM CHARACTERISTICS; DOSE LINEARITY; IMRT; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MACHINE OPERATING; POLYSTYRENE PHANTOM; PULSE FORMING NETWORKS; TREATMENT CONDITIONS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; INJECTION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOTHERAPY; X RAY;

MUS;

EID: 0036174152     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1446111     Document Type: Article

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