Accuracy of two heterogeneity dose calculation algorithms for IMRT in treatment plans designed using an anthropomorphic thorax phantom

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1850-1857

  Davidson, Scott E ^a   Ibbott, Geoffrey S ^a   Prado, Karl L ^a   Dong, Lei ^a   Liao, Zhongxing ^a   Followill, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CONVOLUTION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION; PHANTOMS; RADIOTHERAPY;

FINITE SIZE PENCIL BEAM ALGORITHMS; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PENCIL BEAM ALGORITHMS; PLANNING TARGET VOLUMES; RADIATION TREATMENT PLANNING; SUPERPOSITION ALGORITHMS; THERMOLUMINESCENT DETECTORS; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS;

TUMORS;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; FILM; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LUNG TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

CORVUS;

EID: 34247609423     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2727789     Document Type: Article

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