A Monte Carlo derived TG-51 equivalent calibration for helical tomotherapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1346-1353

  Thomas, S D ^a   Mackenzie, M ^a   Rogers, D W O ^b   Fallone, B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBERS;

ABSORBED DOSE; CONVERSION FACTOR; DEPTH DOSE; EXTERNAL BEAM; FLATTENING FILTERS; HELICAL TOMOTHERAPY; REFERENCE CONDITION; STOPPING POWER;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; HELICAL TOMOTHERAPY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; REFERENCE VALUE;

EID: 18844437217     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1897084     Document Type: Article

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