Head scatter factors for small MV photon fields. Part I: A comparison of phantom types and methodologies

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 277-285

  McKerracher, Carolyn ^a   Thwaites, David I ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Head scatter; Phantoms; Small fields; Stereotactic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; COLLIMATOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LIGHT SCATTERING; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLID STATE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

MODELS, STRUCTURAL; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 36348947412     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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