Out-of-field contributions for IMRT and volumetric modulated arc therapy measured using gafchromic films and compared to calculations using a superposition/convolution based treatment planning system

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 127-132

  Van Den Heuvel, Frank ^a   Defraene, Gilles ^a   Crijns, Wouter ^a   Bogaerts, Ria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Radiation oncology; Second tumors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; GAFCHROMIC FILM; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; OPEN FIELD TEST; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; ROTATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY; VOLUMETRY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

FILM DOSIMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUTRONS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTATE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SCATTERING, RADIATION; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 84868376514     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.12.030     Document Type: Article

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