Delivery of four-dimensional radiotherapy with TrackBeam for moving target using a dual-layer MLC: Dynamic phantoms study

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 21-33

  Liu, Yaxi ^a   Shi, Chengyu ^a   Lin, Bryan ^a   Ha, Chul Soo ^a   Papanikolaou, Niko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam tracking; Dual layer MLC; Fiducial marker; Respiratory motion

Indexed keywords

EID: 70049118516     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v10i2.2926     Document Type: Article

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