Dosimetric discrepancies caused by differing MLC parameters for dynamic IMRT

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 405-415

  Wasbo E ^a   Valen, H ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

DOSIMETRIC LEAF SEPARATION (DLS); DYNAMIC MULTILEAF COLLIMATOR (MLC); INTENSITY MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY (IMRT);

DOSIMETRY;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOSIMETRY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MULTILEAF COLLIMATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ARTIFACTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 38049103310     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/2/008     Document Type: Article

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