The dosimetric effect of inhomogeneity correction in dynamic conformal arc stereotactic body radiation therapy for lung tumors

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 58-63

  Kavanagh, Brian ^a   Ding, Meisong ^a   Schefter, Tracey ^a   Stuhr, Kelly ^a   Newman, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Equivalent uniform dose; Inhomogeneity correction; Lung tumors; Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOSURGERY;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 33750333392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v7i2.2236     Document Type: Article

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