Quality assurance for radiotherapy in prostate cancer: Point dose measurements in intensity modulated fields with large dose gradients

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Escudé, Lluis ^a   Linero, Dolors ^a   Mollà, Meritxell ^a   Miralbell, Raymond ^a,b  

^a Institut Oncològic Teknon   (Spain)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Micromultileaf collimator; Novalis shaped beam surgery; Quality assurance; Volume averaging effects

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ONCOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOTHERAPY;

INTENSITY MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; MICROMULTILEAF COLLIMATORS; NOVALIS SHAPED BEAM SURGERY; VOLUME AVERAGING EFFECTS;

TUMORS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 33750347256     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.01.055     Document Type: Article

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