Beam modeling for a convolution/superposition-based treatment planning system

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-19

  Tomé, Wolfgang A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b K4/B100 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Beam modeling; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; DOSE CALCULATION; ENERGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTRUM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0036224123     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(01)00080-2     Document Type: Article

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