D-IMRT verification with a 2D pixel ionization chamber: Dosimetric and clinical results in head and neck cancer

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 4681-4699

  Stasi, M ^a   Giordanengo, S ^b   Cirio, R ^b   Boriano, A ^b,c   Bourhaleb, F ^d   Cornelius, I ^b   Donetti, M ^b,e   Garelli, E ^b,f   Gomola, I ^g   Marchetto, F ^b   Porzio, M ^b,c,h   Sanz Freire, C J ^b,c,j   Sardo, A ^b,c,i   Peroni, C ^b,c  

^a CANDIOLO CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d TERA Foundation   (Italy)

^e Centro Nazionale Adroterapia Oncologica CNAO   (Italy)

^f ASP   (Italy)

^g Scanditronix Wellhöfer ^*  (Germany)

^h Biagio e C Arrigo   (Italy)

ⁱ OIRM S Anna   (Italy)

^j HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MICROELECTRONICS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PATIENT TREATMENT; TUMORS;

DYNAMIC INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPHY (D-IMRT); MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS; NECK CANCER; PIXEL-SEGMENTED IONIZATION CHAMBER (PXC);

RADIOTHERAPY;

WATER;

ARTICLE; CHORDOMA; COLLIMATOR; ELECTRONICS; ETHMOID BONE; FILM; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PAROTID GLAND CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL BASE;

CHORDOMA; ETHMOID BONE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SKULL; X-RAY FILM; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 25444490701     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 00319155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/19/017     Document Type: Article

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