3D In Vivo Dosimetry Using Megavoltage Cone-Beam CT and EPID Dosimetry

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1580-1587

  van Elmpt, Wouter ^a   Nijsten, Sebastiaan ^a   Petit, Steven ^a   Mijnheer, Ben ^a   Lambin, Philippe ^a   Dekker, André ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

dose verification; EPID dosimetry; in vivo dosimetry; Megavoltage cone beam CT; Monte Carlo dose calculation

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MOSFET DEVICES; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DOSE VERIFICATION; EPID DOSIMETRY; IN VIVO DOSIMETRY; MEGAVOLTAGE CONE-BEAM CT; MONTE CARLO DOSE CALCULATION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALGORITHMS; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 62649088097     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.11.051     Document Type: Article

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