Photoelectric-enhanced radiation therapy with quasi-monochromatic computed tomography

Medical Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2107-2117

  Jost, Gregor ^a   Mensing, Tristan ^b   Golfier, Sven ^a   Lawaczeck, Rüdiger ^a   Pietsch, Hubertus ^a   Hütter, Joachim ^a   Cibik, Levent ^c   Gerlach, Martin ^c   Krumrey, Michael ^c   Fratzscher, Daniel ^d   Arkadiev, Vladimir ^d   Wedell, Reiner ^d   Haschke, Michael ^e   Langhoff, Norbert ^e   Wust, Peter ^b   Lüdemann, Lutz ^b  

^a BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^d Institute for Applied Photonic   (Germany)

^e Institute for Scientific Instruments GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Contrast media; Radiotherapy; X ray optic; X ray phototherapy

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIA; DOSIMETRY; FOCUSING; IODINE; IRRADIATION; NEUTRON EMISSION; ONCOLOGY; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X RAY OPTICS; X RAY TUBES; X RAYS;

CENTER OF ROTATION; DEPTH DOSE MEASUREMENTS; DOSE ENHANCEMENT FACTORS; POLYCHROMATIC RADIATION; QUASI-MONOCHROMATIC; QUASI-MONOCHROMATIC RADIATION; RADIATION ABSORBING; X-RAY PHOTOTHERAPY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODINE; TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FILM DOSIMETER; GEL; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOTHERAPY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X RAY; X RAY FILM; X RAY TUBE;

EID: 66449088008     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3125137     Document Type: Article

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