Reporting and analyzing statistical uncertainties in Monte Carlo-based treatment planning

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1249-1259

  Chetty, Indrin J ^a   Rosu, Mihaela ^a   Kessler, Marc L ^a   Fraass, Benedick A ^a   Ten Haken, Randall K ^a  

^a Spring)   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose distributions; Lung cancer; Monte Carlo based treatment planning; Statistical uncertainties; Uncertainty volume histograms

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; PULMONARY DISEASES; TISSUE; TUMORS;

DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; LUNG CANCER; MONTE CARLO-BASED TREATMENT PLANNING; STATISTICAL UNCERTAINTIES; UNCERTAINTY VOLUME HISTOGRAMS;

DOSIMETERS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVALUATION; GEOMETRY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ESOPHAGUS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 33745184007     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.03.039     Document Type: Article

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