Optimization of Isocenter Location for Intensity Modulated Stereotactic Treatment of Small Intracranial Targets

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 546-555

  Salter, Bill J ^c   Fuss, Martin ^b   Sarkar, Vikren ^a   Wang, Brian ^c   Rassiah Szegedi, Prema ^c   Papanikolaou, Niko ^a   Hollingshaus, Scott ^c   Shrieve, Dennis C ^c  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

IMRT; Isocenter optimization; pencil beam; SRS; Stereotactic

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHIELDING; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; LIGHT WEIGHT ROLLING STOCK; NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY; STIMULATED RAMAN SCATTERING; TARGETS;

IMRT; ISOCENTER OPTIMIZATION; PENCIL BEAM; SRS; STEREOTACTIC;

OPTIMIZATION;

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIOSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTACTIC TREATMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 58149334882     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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