Intensity modulated radiation therapy using laser-accelerated protons: A Monte Carlo dosimetric study

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 3977-4000

  Fourkal, E ^a   Li, J S ^a   Xiong, W ^a   Nahum, A ^a   Ma, C M ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; LASER BEAMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; SPECTROMETERS; TISSUE;

ENERGY SPECTRA;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICLE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SPECTROMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 0346967031     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/48/24/001     Document Type: Article

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