SWIMRT: A graphical user interface using the sliding window algorithm to construct a fluence map machine file

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 69-85

  Chow, James C L ^a,b   Grigorov, Grigor N ^c   Yazdani, Nuri ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c Grand River Regional Cancer Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer programming; Fluence map; IMRT; MLC; Sliding window algorithm

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; STANDARD;

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33747613230     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v7i2.2231     Document Type: Article

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