Underestimation of Low-Dose Radiation in Treatment Planning of Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1537-1546

  Jang, Si Young ^a   Liu, H Helen ^a   Mohan, Radhe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

IMRT dosimetry; Monte Carlo simulation; Pulmonary complications; Thoracic cancers; Underestimation of low dose

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROTHERAPEUTICS; ERRORS; LIGHT WEIGHT ROLLING STOCK; MODULATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY; TARGETS; TUMORS;

BEAM MODELING; CRITICAL STRUCTURES; DOSE CALCULATIONS; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; DOSE--VOLUME HISTOGRAMS; DOSE-VOLUME PARAMETERS; IMRT DOSIMETRY; IMRT TREATMENT; INTENSITY MODULATION; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; LOW-DOSE; LOW-DOSE RADIATION; LUNG CANCERS; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MULTI-LEAF COLLIMATOR; PLANNING SYSTEMS; PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS; RADIATION DOSE; SECONDARY RADIATIONS; TARGET VOLUMES; THORACIC CANCERS; TISSUE HETEROGENEITY; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNDERESTIMATION OF LOW DOSE;

ERROR ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; LUNG CANCER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MESOTHELIOMA; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PNEUMONITIS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 47149103824     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.04.014     Document Type: Article

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