Determination of parameters for a multiple-source model of megavoltage photon beams using optimization methods

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1441-1467

  Tillikainen, L ^a   Siljamaki S ^a   Helminen, H ^a   Alakuijala, J ^a   Pyyry, J ^a  

^a Varian Medical Systems Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINEAR ACCELERATORS; OPTIMIZATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; PHOTONS;

PHOTON RADIATION; RADIATION OUTPUT; SPECIFIC TREATMENT; STANDARD BEAM DATA;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BREMS RADIATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; HUMAN; LIGHT; MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; ALGORITHM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVALUATION; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS;

ALGORITHMS; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 34247211685     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/5/015     Document Type: Article

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