Matchline dosimetry in step and shoot IMRT fields: A film study

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 17, 2004, Pages

  Tangboonduangjit, P ^a   Metcalfe, P ^a,b   Butson, M ^a,b   Quach, K Y ^a,b   Rosenfeld, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Illawarra Cancer Care Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; WATER;

MATCHLINE DOSIMETRY; RADIOCHROMIC FILMS; RADIOGRAPHIC FILMS;

DOSIMETRY;

WATER;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FILM DOSIMETER; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; SOLID; TREATMENT PLANNING; X RAY FILM;

FILM DOSIMETRY; HUMANS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 4544347136     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/17/N03     Document Type: Article

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