Monte Carlo simulations to replace film dosimetry in IMRT verification;Monte-Carlo-Simulation ersetzt Filmdosimetrie bei der IMRT-Verifikation

Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-25

  Goetzfried, Thomas ^a   Rickhey, Mark ^b   Treutwein, Marius ^a   Koelbl, Oliver ^a   Bogner, Ludwig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b Ingolstadt Medical Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

Film dosimetry; Filmdosimetrie; IMRT; Monte Carlo simulation; Monte Carlo Simulation; QA; Qualit tssicherung

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILM DOSIMETER; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; FILM DOSIMETRY; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 79952742451     PISSN: 09393889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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