Biological-based optimization and volumetric modulated arc therapy delivery for stereotactic body radiation therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 237-245

  Diot, Quentin ^a   Kavanagh, Brian ^a   Timmerman, Robert ^b   Miften, Moyed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

biological based optimization; liver; lung; prostate; SBRT; VMAT

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; LIVER; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS; UROLOGY;

LUNG; OPTIMIZATION STRATEGY; PLANNING TARGET VOLUMES; PROSTATE; SBRT; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY; VMAT; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY;

COST FUNCTIONS;

EID: 84855464808     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3668059     Document Type: Article

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