The ArcCHECK diode array for dosimetric verification of HybridArc

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 5411-5428

  Petoukhova, A L ^a   Van Egmond, J ^a   Eenink, M G C ^a   Wiggenraad, R G J ^a   Van Santvoort, J P C ^a  

^a Radiotherapy Centre West   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR RESOLUTION; DIODE ARRAYS; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; DYNAMIC CONFORMAL ARC; GERMANY; MELBOURNE; MONTE CARLO; PENCIL BEAM; PHOTON BEAMS; STEP SIZE; TREATMENT MODALITY;

ALGORITHMS; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; PHOTOIONIZATION;

DIODES;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEOPLASM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEOPLASMS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 79961044913     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/16/021     Document Type: Article

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