Comparing dose in the build-up region between compensator-and MLC-based IMRT

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 12-23

  Javedan, Khosrow ^a,b   Zhang, Geoffrey G ^a   Hoffe, Sarah ^a   Feygelman, Vladimir ^a   Forster, Kenneth ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Build up dose; Compensator; IMRT; MLC; Monte carlo

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867058416     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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