Optimization of intensity-modulated very high energy (50-250 MeV) electron therapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1285-1301

  Yeboah, C ^a,b   Sandison, G A ^b,c   Moskvin, V ^d  

^a TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; OPTIMIZATION; TUMORS;

ENERGY BINS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

BLADDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RECTUM; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ELECTRONS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 0037149986     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/47/8/305     Document Type: Review

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