The effects of dose calculation resolution on dose accuracy for radiation therapy treatments of the lung. Part I. A Monte Carlo model of the lung

Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 675-686

  Babcock, Kerry ^a   Sidhu, Narinder ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Saskatoon Cancer Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Lung model; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIATION EFFECTS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

ARTERIAL-TREE MODELS; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; EGSNRC MONTE CARLO; GEOMETRIC DIMENSIONS; LUNG MODEL; POLYNOMIAL SURFACE; RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENT; RESPIRATION CYCLE;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

EID: 75749112155     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3285042     Document Type: Article

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