Dose accuracy check of the 3D electron beam algorithm in a treatment planning system

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1529-1544

  Samuelsson, Anna ^a   Hyödynmaa, Simo ^b   Johansson, Karl Axel ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; DOSE CALCULATION; ELECTRON BEAM; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; BIOPHYSICS; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 2642611067     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/6/012     Document Type: Article

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