An inter-centre quality assurance network for IMRT verification: Results of the ESTRO QUASIMODO project

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 340-353

  Gillis, Sofie ^a   De Wagter, Carlos ^a   Bohsung, Joerg ^d   Perrin, Bruce ^b   Williams, Peter ^b   Mijnheer, Ben J ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Entire treatment chain; IMRT delivery; Multi centre intercomparison; QA; Radiographic film

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DOSIMETRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FILM; HEALTH CENTER; HISTOGRAM; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IONIZING RADIATION; ORGANIZATION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 25844468645     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2005.06.021     Document Type: Article

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