Performance characterization of Siemens Primus linear accelerator under small monitor unit and small segments for the implementation of step-and-shoot intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Journal of Medical Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 269-274

  Reena, P ^a   Dayananda, S ^b   Pai, Rajeshri ^a   Jamema, S V ^b   Gupta, Tejpal ^a   Deepak, D ^b   Rajeev, S ^a  

^a ACTREC   (India)

^b TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Performance characterization; Small monitor unit; Small segment; Step and shoot intensity modulated radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148869672     PISSN: 09716203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6203.29197     Document Type: Article

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