Patient-specific point dose measurement for IMRT monitor unit verification

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 867-877

  Dong, Lei ^a   Antolak, John ^a   Salehpour, Mohammad ^a   Forster, Kenneth ^a   O'Neill, Laura ^a   Kendall, Robin ^a   Rosen, Isaac ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose verification; IMRT; IMRT hybrid plan; Quality assurance; Radiation dosimetry

Indexed keywords

IONIZATION CHAMBERS; NEUROLOGY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; TUMORS;

DOSE MEASUREMENTS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

WATER;

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEVICE; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GYNECOLOGY; HEAD; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; IONIZATION CHAMBER; NECK; PEDIATRICS; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITOR; SARCOMA; STANDARDIZATION; THORAX; TREATMENT PLANNING; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0038281222     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00197-4     Document Type: Article

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