Intensity-modulated radiosurgery: Improving dose gradients and maximum dose using post inverse-optimization interactive dose shaping

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 197-203

  Fuss, Martin ^a,b   Salter, Bill J ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparison; Dose shaping; Intensity modulated radiosurgery; Inverse treatment planning; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 34347377144     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460700600307     Document Type: Article

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