Stereotactic fields shaped with a micro-multileaf collimator: Systematic characterization of peripheral dose

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 873-881

  Taylor, M L ^a,b,c   McDermott, L N ^a   Johnston, P N ^a,d   Haynes, M ^a,b   Ackerly, T ^a,b   Kron, T ^a,c   Franich, R D ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PEDIATRICS; RADIATION PROTECTION;

DOSE MEASUREMENT; MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS; PERIPHERAL DOSE; SIMPLE TREATMENTS; STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OPTIMIZATION; TREATMENT PARAMETERS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOSURGERY;

HUMANS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOMETRY; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE; WATER;

EID: 76149143457     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/3/021     Document Type: Article

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