Implementation and experimental validation of the high dose rate stereotactic treatment mode at Varian accelerators

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 201-208

  Hoffmann, Lone ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 60549090857     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860802279733     Document Type: Article

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