Applicability of CORVUS pencil beam model and scatter dose model for intensity modulated neutron therapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 3751-3766

  Santanam, L ^a   He, T ^a   Yudelev, M ^a   Burmeister, J ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONIZATION CHAMBERS; NEUTRONS; PLANNING; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

INTENSITY MODULATED NEUTRON RADIOTHERAPY (IMNRT); TISSUE TOXICITY;

DOSIMETRY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; TISSUE INJURY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 4444330324     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/16/020     Document Type: Article

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