Anatomy-corresponding method of IMRT verification

Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Winiecki, Janusz ^a   Zurawski, Zbigniew ^a   Drzewiecka, Barbara ^a   Ślosarek, Krzysztof ^b  

^a Regional Oncology Centre Bydgoszcz   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

DRR; Gamma Evaluation; IMRT; Plan verification; Portal dosimetry; QA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; EVALUATION; GAMMA EVALUATION METHOD; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 79551543488     PISSN: 15071367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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