A real-time dynamic-MLC control algorithm for delivering IMRT to targets undergoing 2D rigid motion in the beam's eye view

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3875-3888

  McMahon, Ryan ^a   Berbeco, Ross ^b   Nishioka, Seiko ^c   Ishikawa, Masayori ^d   Papiez, Lech ^e  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Sapporo Medical Center   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

IMRT; MLC; Organ motion; Tracking

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; RADIOTHERAPY; SURFACE DISCHARGES; TARGET TRACKING; TRAJECTORIES;

ALGORITHM'S PERFORMANCE; IMRT; INTENSITY PROFILES; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; ORGAN MOTION; REAL-TIME FEEDBACK; TREATMENT PLANNING; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D);

MOTION TRACKING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SIMULATION;

EID: 50449084816     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2963987     Document Type: Article

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