Evaluation of a commercial electron treatment planning system based on Monte Carlo techniques (eMC)

Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 313-329

  Pemler, Peter ^a   Besserer, Jürgen ^a   Schneider, Uwe ^a   Neuenschwander, Hans ^b  

^a TRIEMLI HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Lindenhofspital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Commissioning; Electrons; Monte Carlo; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; ELECTRON BEAM; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33846006240     PISSN: 09393889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0939-3889-00330     Document Type: Article

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