Linearity of the dose monitor system at low monitor units

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 183, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 327-331

  Mohr, Peter ^a   Brieger, Sabrina ^a   Stahl, Jürgen ^a   Witucki, Gerlo ^a  

^a Diakoniekrankenhaus Schwäbisch Hall ^*

Author keywords

Dose delivery; IMRT; Low monitor units; Output factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRON; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; PHOTON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION MONITORING;

BODY BURDEN; ELECTRONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHOTONS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 34347225872     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-007-1596-2     Document Type: Article

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