Fast multifield optimization of the biological effect in ion therapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3127-3140

  Wilkens, Jan J ^a   Oelfke, Uwe ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DOSIMETRY; ION BEAMS; IRRADIATION; OPTIMIZATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; TISSUE;

CALCULATION TIME; ION THERAPY; RADIOBIOLOGY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; IMAGE QUALITY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; ION THERAPY; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOBIOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAVY IONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 33745065239     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/12/009     Document Type: Article

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