A virtual photon source model of an Elekta linear accelerator with integrated mini MLC for Monte Carlo based IMRT dose calculation

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 4449-4463

  Sikora, M ^a,b   Dohm, O ^a   Alber, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAMONDS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PASSIVE FILTERS; PHOTONS;

DOSE CALCULATION; ELEKTA LINEAR ACCELERATOR; IMRT; INTENSITY MODULATED STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; MLC; VIRTUAL PHOTON ENERGY FLUENCE MODEL (VEF); VIRTUAL SOURCE MODEL (VSM);

LINEAR ACCELERATORS;

ARTICLE; COMPTON EFFECT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LIGHT INTENSITY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHOTONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 34547099077     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/15/006     Document Type: Article

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