Experimental verification of a Monte Carlo-based MLC simulation model for IMRT dose calculation

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 651-663

  Tyagi, Neelam ^a   Moran, Jean M ^a   Litzenberg, Dale W ^a   Bielajew, Alex F ^a   Fraass, Benedick A ^a   Chetty, Indrin J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose calculation; IMRT; Monte Carlo; Multi leaf collimator

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY;

COMPREHENSIVE MODEL; DOSE CALCULATION; EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION; IMRT; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS; PLANNING PROCESS; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; DOSIMETRY; GEOMETRY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 33846595667     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2428405     Document Type: Article

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