Electron radiotherapy: A study on dosimetric uncertainty using small cutouts

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Chow, James C L ^a,b   Grigorov, Grigor N ^c  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c Grand River Regional Cancer Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ONCOLOGY;

CENTRAL BEAM AXIS (CAX); CLINICAL ELECTRON RADIOTHERAPY; ELECTRON CUTOUT; POSITIONAL UNCERTAINTY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON THERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; BREAST TUMOR; ELECTRON; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY; RADIOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 34247483222     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/1/N01     Document Type: Article

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