Dosimetric verification in inhomogeneous phantom geometries for the XiO radiotherapy treatment planning system with 6-MV photon beams

Radiological Physics and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-96

  Kohno, Ryosuke ^a,b   Kitou, Satoshi ^a   Hirano, Eriko ^a   Kameoka, Satoru ^a   Goka, Tomonori ^a   Nishio, Teiji ^a,c,d   Miyagishi, Tomoko ^a   Ariji, Takaki ^a   Kawashima, Mitsuhiko ^a   Ogino, Takashi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Convolution; Dose calculation; Inhomogeneity correction; Laterally inhomogeneous phantom geometry; Multi layer phantom geometry; Superposition

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BONE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; GEOMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LUNG; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 64249154066     PISSN: 18650333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12194-008-0049-7     Document Type: Article

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