Portal dose measurements by a 2D array

Physica Medica

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-32

  Cilla, S ^b   Grimaldi, L ^b   D'Onofrio, G ^b   Viola, P ^b   Craus, M ^b   Azario, L ^a   Fidanzio, A ^a   Stimato, G ^b   Di Gesu C ^b   Macchia, G ^b   Deodato, F ^b   Morganti, A G ^b   Piermattei, A ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

IMRT; In vivo dosimetry; Radiotherapy quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 34347255016     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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