Determination of maximum leaf velocity and acceleration of a dynamic multileaf collimator: Implications for 4D radiotherapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 932-941

  Wijesooriya, K ^a   Bartee, C ^a   Siebers, J V ^a   Vedam, S S ^a   Keall, P J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FRICTION; RADIOTHERAPY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; VELOCITY;

4D RADIOTHERAPY; ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION; DYNAMIC MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS; MAXIMUM ACCELERATION; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; RESPIRATION SIGNALS; RESPIRATORY MOTIONS;

ACCELERATION;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; COLLIMATOR; DEVICE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DYNAMIC MULTILEAF COLLIMATOR; FLUOROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; RESPONSE TIME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 17844379267     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1876581     Document Type: Article

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