Analytical model of the binary multileaf collimator of tomotherapy for Monte Carlo simulations

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Sterpin, E ^a   Salvat, F ^b   Olivera, G H ^c,d   Vynckier, S ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c TOMOTHERAPY INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 44649183488     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/102/1/012022     Document Type: Article

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