Dose-volume population histogram: A new tool for evaluating plans whilst considering geometrical uncertainties

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 935-947

  Nguyen, T B ^a,b   Hoole, A C F ^a   Burnet, N G ^b   Thomas, S J ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILD-UP REGIONS; CONFIDENCE LEVELS; DOSE VOLUMES; DOSE-VOLUME HISTOGRAMS; GEOMETRICAL UNCERTAINTIES; NEW TOOLS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; GEOMETRY; HISTOGRAM; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALGORITHMS; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE;

EID: 63649160518     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/4/008     Document Type: Article

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