An independent dose calculation algorithm for MLC-based radiotherapy including the spatial dependence of MLC transmission

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 557-573

  Lorenz, Friedlieb ^a   Nalichowski, Adrian ^b   Rosca, Florin ^b   Killoran, Joseph ^b   Wenz, Frederik ^a   Zygmanski, Piotr ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DOSIMETRY; DRUG DOSAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS;

ALGORITHM MODELS; DOSE CALCULATION ALGORITHMS; MULTILEAF COLLIMATOR (MLC);

RADIOTHERAPY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; DOSIMETRY; FILM; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MEASUREMENT; MULTILEAF COLLIMATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 41849145210     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/3/004     Document Type: Article

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