Comparison of Planned Dose Distributions Calculated by Monte Carlo and Ray-Trace Algorithms for the Treatment of Lung Tumors With CyberKnife: A Preliminary Study in 33 Patients

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 277-284

  Wilcox, Ellen E ^a   Daskalov, George M ^a   Lincoln, Holly ^a   Shumway, Richard C ^a   Kaplan, Bruce M ^a   Colasanto, Joseph M ^a  

^a SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CyberKnife; Monte Carlo calculation; SBRT lung

Indexed keywords

BEAM DIRECTION; CRITICAL ORGANS; CRITICAL STRUCTURES; CYBERKNIFE; DENSITY STRUCTURES; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; LOW DENSITY; LUNG TUMOR; MONITOR UNITS; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO ALGORITHMS; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; PATH LENGTH; PLANNING TARGET VOLUMES; RAY-TRACE; TREATMENT PLANS;

ALGORITHMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SEMICONDUCTOR COUNTERS; TARGETS; TUMORS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; CYBERKNIFE; DOSE CALCULATION; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; THORAX; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 77950559885     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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