Application of the inverse Monte Carlo treatment planning system IKO for an inhomogeneous dose prescription in the sense of dose painting

Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 307-312

  Rickhey, Mark ^a   Bogner, Ludwig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological imaging; Dose painting; IMRT; Monte Carlo treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROSTATE DISEASE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33845932683     PISSN: 09393889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0939-3889-00329     Document Type: Article

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