Magnetic-field-induced dose effects in MR-guided radiotherapy systems: Dependence on the magnetic field strength

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 909-923

  Raaijmakers, A J E ^a   Raaymakers, B W ^a   Lagendijk, J J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY;

ELECTRON RETURN EFFECT (ERE); LUNG-WATER TRANSITION; MAGNETIC-FIELD-INDUCED DOSE EFFECTS;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIUS;

ELECTRONS; LUNG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 39049162750     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/4/006     Document Type: Article

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