EBT2 radiochromic film for quality assurance of complex IMRT treatments of the prostate: Micro-collimated IMRT, RapidArc, and TomoTherapy

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 333-343

  Kairn, T ^a   Hardcastle, N ^b,c   Kenny, J ^a   Meldrum, R ^a   Tome W A ^b,c   Aland, T ^a  

^a WESLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arc therapy; Dosimetry; Quality control; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF INCIDENCE; ANGULAR DEPENDENCE; ARC THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE VARIATIONS; DOSIMETRY FILMS; FILM IMAGES; FILM MEASUREMENT; HIGH RESOLUTION; PROSTATE TREATMENT; RADIATION BEAMS; RADIOCHROMIC FILM; SMALL REGION; TOMOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS; TREATMENT PLANS;

DOSIMETRY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY;

PHYSICAL THERAPY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84856301326     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13246-011-0087-z     Document Type: Article

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