The accuracy of dose calculations by anisotropic analytical algorithms for stereotactic radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 397-413

  Kan, M W K ^a,b   Cheung, J Y C ^a   Leung, L H T ^a   Lau, B M F ^a   Yu, P K N ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CAVITY; AIR WATER INTERFACES; ANALYTICAL ALGORITHMS; ANTHROPOMORPHIC PHANTOMS; CENTRAL AXIS; DEPTH-DOSE DATA; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE PROFILE; ELECTRONIC EQUILIBRIUM; INHOMOGENEOUS MEDIUM; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; MEASURED DATA; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA; PATIENT GEOMETRIES; PENCIL BEAM; PREDICTION ERRORS; STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE INTERFACE;

ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPIC MEDIA; ANISOTROPY; FORECASTING; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79551659612     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/2/008     Document Type: Article

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