MINERVA - A multi-modal radiation treatment planning system

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 745-752

  Wemple, C A ^a   Wessol, D E ^a   Nigg, D W ^a   Cogliati, J J ^b   Milvich, M L ^b   Frederickson, C ^b   Perkins, M ^b   Harkin, G J ^b  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Montana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Multi modality; Neutron capture therapy; Transport; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; INTEROPERABILITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PHOTONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

MULTI MODAL; RADIATION TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEM;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BEAM THERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON THERAPY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 4143078242     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.05.049     Document Type: Conference Paper

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