Photon pencil kernel parameterisation based on beam quality index

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 347-351

  Nyholm, Tufve ^a   Olofsson, Jörgen ^a   Ahnesjö, Anders ^a,b   Karlsson, Mikael ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Elekta AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Beam quality index; Monitor unit verification; Pencil beam

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DOSIMETRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIGHT SCATTERING; METHODOLOGY; PARAMETRIC TEST; PHANTOM; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 33645959473     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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