A graphical user interface for an electron monitor unit calculator using a sector-integration algorithm and exponential curve fitting method

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-64

  Chow, James C L ^a,b,c   Grigorov, Grigor N ^a   MacGregor, Christopher ^a  

^a Grand River Regional Cancer Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer programming; Electron radiotherapy; Graphical user interface; Monitor unit; Output factor

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33645408815     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.2027.25371     Document Type: Article

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