Three-dimensional dose verification for intensity modulated radiation therapy using optical CT based polymer gel dosimetry

Medical Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1412-1419

  Wuu, Cheng Shie ^a   Xu, Y ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

3D dosimetry; IMRT; Optical scanner; Polymer gel dosimetry

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; FILLED POLYMERS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; LASER BEAMS; LASER RECORDING; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; PHANTOMS; RADIOTHERAPY; SCANNING; WATER TANKS;

DOSE-DISTRIBUTION COMPARISONS; FILTERED BACK PROJECTION; IMRT; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; OPTICAL SCANNERS; POLYMER GEL DOSIMETRY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG MEGADOSE; GEOMETRY; HELIUM NEON LASER; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; OPTICAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY BASED POLYMER GEL DOSIMETRY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33646445890     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2188820     Document Type: Article

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