An analytical approach to acceptance criteria for quality assurance of intensity modulated radiotherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 453-455

  Carver, Antony ^a   Gilmore, Martyn ^a   Riley, Stephen ^a   Uzan, Julien ^a   Mayles, Philip ^a  

^a CLATTERBRIDGE CENTRE FOR ONCOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IMRT quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MACHINE; NORMAL TISSUE COMPLICATION PROBABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; TUMOR CONTROL PROBABILITY;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SOFTWARE;

EID: 80054081009     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.08.045     Document Type: Article

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