Geometrical and dosimetrical characterization of the photon source using a micro-multileaf collimator for stereotactic radiosurgery

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 2307-2319

  Treuer, H ^a   Hoevels, M ^a   Luyken, K ^a   Hunsche, S ^a   Kocher, M ^a   Muller R P ^a   Sturm, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DOSIMETRY; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; PHOTONS;

RADIOSURGERY;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FILM DOSIMETER; GEOMETRY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; X RAY;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILM DOSIMETRY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0042476386     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/48/15/305     Document Type: Article

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