Impact of dose rates on the position accuracy of multi-leaf collimator

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1813-1816

  Zhang, Yuhai ^a   Li, Yuemin ^a   Xia, Huosheng ^a   Wang, Jie ^a  

^a 309TH HOSPITAL OF PLA   (China)

Author keywords

Dose rate; Dosimetric verification; Dynamic intensity modulated radiotherapy; Leaf position deviations; Multi leaf collimator

Indexed keywords

DOSE RATE; DYNAMIC INTENSITY; ION CHAMBER ARRAYS; LEAF POSITION; MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA; POSITION ACCURACY; STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES;

DOSIMETRY; GRAPHIC METHODS;

DOSIMETERS;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MULTILEAF COLLIMATOR; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 84867206600     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2012.07.012     Document Type: Article

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