Effect of respiratory motion on the delivery of breast radiotherapy using SMLC intensity modulation

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 347-351

  Liu, Qiang ^a   McDermott, Patrick ^b   Burmeister, Jay ^c  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast IMRT; Film dosimetry; Respiratory motion

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DOSIMETRY; PHANTOMS; RADIOTHERAPY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

ANTHROPOMORPHIC BREAST PHANTOM; BREAST IMRT; EXPERIMENTAL UNCERTAINTY; FILM DOSIMETRY; INTENSITY MODULATIONS; RESPIRATORY MOTIONS; SINUSOIDAL OSCILLATIONS; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS;

MODULATION;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREATHING MECHANICS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COLLIMATOR; EVALUATION; FILM DOSIMETER; FREQUENCY MODULATION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION METHOD; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; OSCILLATION; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CORVUS;

EID: 33845940336     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2405323     Document Type: Article

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