An investigation of dose calculation accuracy in intensity-modulated radiotherapy of sites in the head & neck

Physica Medica

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 97-104

  Partridge, Mike ^a   Trapp, J V ^b   Adams, E J ^a   Leach, M O ^a   Webb, S ^a   Seco, J ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Northeast Proton Therapy Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Gel dosimetry; IMRT dose calculation accuracy; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; GEL; HEAD; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LASER; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NECK; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SPINAL CORD; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 33845940484     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1120-1797(06)80003-7     Document Type: Article

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