MMCTP: A radiotherapy research environment for Monte Carlo and patient-specific treatment planning

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 13, 2007, Pages

  Alexander, A ^a   DeBlois, F ^a   Stroian, G ^a   Al Yahya, K ^a   Heath, E ^a   Seuntjens, J ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PATIENT MONITORING;

MCGILL MONTE CARLO TREATMENT PLANNING' (MMCTP); PATIENT-SPECIFIC TREATMENT; SPECIFIC TREATMENT PLANNING; TRANSPORT CALCULATION;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON THERAPY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 34250320555     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/13/N03     Document Type: Article

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