Theoretical and experimental validation of treatment planning for narrow MLC defined photon fields

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2701-2714

  Lydon, J M ^a  

^a Radiation Oncology Victoria   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; THIN FILMS;

EXTENDED DOSE RANGE FILMS; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIOTHERAPHY (IMRT); MULTIPLE SEGMENT FIELDS; PHOTON FIELDS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION FIELD; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 20044366590     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/11/018     Document Type: Article

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