Monte Carlo simulation of contrast-enhanced whole brain radiotherapy on a CT scanner

Medical Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 4672-4680

  Schultz, Bernd Joachim ^a   Wust, Peter ^a   Lüdemann, Lutz ^a   Jost, Gregor ^b   Pietsch, Hubertus ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

computed tomography; contrast media; radiotherapy; x ray optic; x ray phototherapy

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIA; MODULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOTHERAPY; SCANNING; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TUMORS; X RAY OPTICS; X RAYS;

BRAIN RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; IRRADIATION GEOMETRIES; MULTIPLE BRAIN METASTASIS; STATISTICAL UNCERTAINTY; WHOLE BRAIN RADIOTHERAPY; X-RAY PHOTOTHERAPY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 79961077401     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3609099     Document Type: Article

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