Characterization of small-field stereotactic radiosurgery beams with modern detectors

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 7595-7608

  Tyler, Madelaine ^a   Liu, Paul Z Y ^b,c   Chan, Kin Wa ^a   Ralston, Anna ^c   McKenzie, David R ^b   Downes, Simon ^a   Suchowerska, Natalka ^b,c  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM MODEL; BEAM PROFILES; ELECTRON DIODES; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; MONTE- CARLO SIMULATIONS; OVER-RESPONSE; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; VOLUME-AVERAGING;

DIODES; DOSIMETRY; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOTHERAPY;

DETECTORS;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOMETRY; RADIOSURGERY;

MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOMETRY; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 84886992216     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/21/7595     Document Type: Article

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