Analytical calculation of central-axis dosimetric data for a dedicated 6-MV radiosurgery linear accelerator

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 4333-4341

  Yang, James N ^a   Pino, Ramiro ^b,c  

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

^b HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Texas Cancer Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical method; Narrow beam; Radiosurgery; Scatter factor; TMR

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; TISSUE;

ANALYTICAL CALCULATION; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ELECTRONIC EQUILIBRIUM; NARROW BEAMS; RADIOSURGERY; SCATTER FACTOR; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 52949135505     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2975142     Document Type: Article

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