Individual radiation therapy patient whole-body phantoms for peripheral dose evaluations: Method and specific software

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 17, 2009, Pages

  Alziar, I ^a,b,c,d   Bonniaud, G ^d   Couanet, D ^d   Ruaud, J B ^e   Vicente, C ^a,b,c,d   Giordana, G ^a,b,c,d   Ben Harrath, O ^a,b,c,d   Diaz, J C ^e   Grandjean, P ^e   Kafrouni, H ^e   Chavaudra, J ^d   Lefkopoulos, D ^d   De Vathaire, F ^a,b,c,d   Diallo, I ^a,b,c,d  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b IFR69   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^e DOSIsoft SA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOBAL PROJECTS; GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE; HUMAN ANATOMY; OPTIMIZATION OF RADIATION PROTECTION; PATIENT DATA; PERIPHERAL DOSE; PROSTATE CANCERS; RADIATION THERAPY; RADIOPROTECTION; SEMI-AUTOMATICS; SKILLED PERSONNEL; SOFTWARE TOOL; THERAPY PLANNING; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS; WHOLE-BODY PATIENT MODEL; WHOLE-BODY PHANTOMS; WORKING PROCESS;

ABERRATIONS; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; HEAT SHIELDING; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; LIGHT WEIGHT ROLLING STOCK; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOSIMETRY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHANTOM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT PLANNING; WHOLE BODY RADIATION; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POSTURE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE;

EID: 70350488724     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/17/N01     Document Type: Article

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