Can field-in-field technique replace wedge filter in radiotherapy treatment planning: A comparative analysis in various treatment sites

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 317-324

  Prabhakar, Ramachandran V ^a   Julka, P K ^a   Rath, G K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Dose homogeneity; Field in field; Multileaf collimator; Radiotherapy treatment planning; Wedge filter

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY;

DOSE HOMOGENEITY; IN-FIELD; MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS; RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING; WEDGE FILTER;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

EID: 60749117463     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178601     Document Type: Article

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