Optimization of radiobiological effects in intensity modulated proton therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 455-465

  Wilkens, Jan J ^a   Oelfke, Uwe ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inverse planning; Optimization; Proton therapy; Relative biological effectiveness

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; MODULATION; OPTIMIZATION; PROTON BEAM THERAPY; PROTON BEAMS;

HOMOGENEOUS DISTRIBUTION; INTENSITY MODULATED PROTON THERAPIES; INVERSE PLANNING; LINEAR-QUADRATIC MODELS; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELING; PROTON THERAPY; QUADRATIC OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

INVERSE PROBLEMS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GONAD DOSE; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOBIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 14644413454     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1851925     Document Type: Article

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