Siemens Multileaf Collimator Characterization and Quality Assurance Approaches for Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Bayouth, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Multileaf collimator; Quality assurance; Radiotherapy (conformal); Radiotherapy (intensity modulated)

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; LIGHT MODULATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY (IMRT); MULTILEAF COLLIMATOR (MLC); PHOTON FLUENCE MODULATION;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CALIBRATION; COLLIMATOR; DOSIMETRY; HYSTERESIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION FIELD; REPRODUCIBILITY; TREATMENT PLANNING; X RAY;

CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MECHANICS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 41749086918     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.07.2394     Document Type: Article

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