Analyzing the impact of intrafraction motion: Correlation of different dose metrics with changes in target D95

Medical Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 4505-4511

  Waghorn, Ben J ^a   Meeks, Sanford L ^a   Langen, Katja M ^a  

^a M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER ORLANDO   (United States)

Author keywords

dosimetry; IMRT; intrafraction; motion; quality assurance

Indexed keywords

FAILURE MODES; GRAPHIC METHODS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOTHERAPY;

AVERAGE SENSITIVITIES; DOSE-VOLUME HISTOGRAMS; IMRT; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTRAFRACTION; INTRAFRACTION MOTION; LINEAR CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; MOTION;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 79961097999     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3605633     Document Type: Article

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