Verification and dosimetric impact of Acuros XB algorithm on intensity modulated stereotactic radiotherapy for locally persistent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Medical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 4705-4714

  Kan, Monica W K ^a,b   Leung, Lucullus H T ^a   Yu, Peter K N ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

acuros XB algorithm; nasopharyngeal carcinoma; stereotactic intensity modulated radiotherapy; target coverage; verification

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOTHERAPY; VERIFICATION;

ANISOTROPIC ANALYTICAL ALGORITHMS; ANTHROPOMORPHIC PHANTOMS; INTENSITY-MODULATED; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA; STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; TARGET COVERAGE; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS;

PHANTOMS;

PERU TOMATO MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 84864658172     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.4736819     Document Type: Article

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