Grid: A location dependent intensity modulated radiotherapy for bulky tumors

Iranian Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 167-174

  Meigooni, A S ^a   Malik, U ^a   Zhang, H ^a   Dini, S A ^a   Meigooni, N J ^a   Komanduri, K ^a   Mohiuddin, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulky tumors; Grid; Specially fractionated radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; THEORETICAL STUDY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33644500769     PISSN: 23223243     EISSN: 17284562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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