Dosimetric characterization of whole brain radiotherapy of pediatric patients using modulated proton beams

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 71-83

  Jin, Hosang ^a   Hsi, Wen ^a,b   Yeung, Daniel ^a   Li, Zuofeng ^a   Mendenhall, Nancy P ^a   Marcus, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Procure Treatment Centers Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose volume histogram; Homogeneity index; Plan evaluation; Proton whole brain radiotherapy; Usage of compen sator

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960547403     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v12i2.3308     Document Type: Article

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