A new method of creating minibeam patterns for synchrotron radiation therapy: A feasibility study

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 582-586

  Prezado, Yolanda ^a   Renier, Michel ^a   Bravin, Alberto ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Clinical trials; Microbeam radiation therapy; Minibeam radiation therapy; Monte Carlo simulations

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TUMORS; CLINICAL TRIALS; MICROBEAM RADIATION THERAPY; MINIBEAM RADIATION THERAPY; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS; ONCOLOGY; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PLANNING; RADIATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SYNCHROTRONS; TUMORS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; SYNCHROTRON;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SYNCHROTRONS;

EID: 67651171301     PISSN: 09090495     EISSN: 16005775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1107/S0909049509012503     Document Type: Article

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