A simple theoretical verification of monitor unit calculation for intensity modulated beams using dynamic mini-multileaf collimation

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 235-241

  Linthout, Nadine ^a   Verellen, Dirk ^a   Van Acker, Swana ^a   Storme, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Beam intensity modulation; Dynamic multileaf collimation; Monitor unit calculation; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; DOSIMETRY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 1942510396     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.02.014     Document Type: Article

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