Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) Treatment Planning for Superficial Tumors

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-229

  Zacarias, Albert S ^a   Brown, Mellonie F ^a,b   Mills, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranium; IMRT; Optimization; Surface dose; VMAT

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DOSIMETRY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SIMULATION; SUPERFICIAL CANCER; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOLUMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SARCOMA;

EID: 77955241663     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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