Dosimetric verification and clinical evaluation of a new commercially available Monte carlo-based dose algorithm for application in stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) treatment planning

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 4445-4464

  Fragoso, Margarida ^a,b   Wen, Ning ^a   Kumar, Sanath ^a   Liu, Dezhi ^a   Ryu, Samuel ^a   Movsas, Benjamin ^a   Munther, Ajlouni ^a   Chetty, Indrin J ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Cape Verde Islands   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEOPLASM; PHOTON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE;

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEOPLASMS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; WATER;

EID: 78149333546     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/16/S02     Document Type: Article

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