Determination of field size limitations in stereotactic and intensity modulated radiotherapy

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 168-172

  Jensen, J M ^a   Ihnen, E ^b   Eilf, K ^a   Kimmig, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Linear accelerator; Small fields

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; DOSIMETRY; ERROR ANALYSIS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

DIAMOND-DETECTORS; DOSE-VOLUME ERRORS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DENSITY; DOSIMETRY; GEOMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PHOTON; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SEMICONDUCTOR; STEREOTAXIS;

EID: 1142291670     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03179177     Document Type: Article

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