Patient setup and verification for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 175-183

  Jones, Andrew O ^a   Kleiman, Marc T ^b  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

IMRT; Inverse planning; Quality assurance; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; DOSIMETRY; EVALUATION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; SAFETY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0141996253     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(03)00069-4     Document Type: Article

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