Verification measurements and clinical evaluation of the iPlan RT Monte Carlo dose algorithm for 6 MV photon energy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 4601-4614

  Petoukhova, A L ^a   Van Wingerden, K ^a   Wiggenraad, R G J ^a   Van De Vaart, P J M ^a   Van Egmond, J ^a   Franken, E M ^a   Van Santvoort, J P C ^a  

^a Radiotherapy Centre West   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 78149292528     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/16/S13     Document Type: Article

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