Characterizing 3D printing in the fabrication of variable density phantoms for quality assurance of radiotherapy

Physica Medica

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 242-247

  Madamesila, Joseph ^a   McGeachy, Philip ^a   Villarreal Barajas, J Eduardo ^a   Khan, Rao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D printing; Desktop phantom fabrication; Dose calculation algorithm; Experimental verification

Indexed keywords

POLYSTYRENE; POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE;

ALGORITHM; ANISOTROPIC ANALYTICAL ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON DENSITY; MICROTECHNOLOGY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOLOGY PHANTOM; RADIOTHERAPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING; ANISOTROPY; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; ELECTRON; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILM DOSIMETRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMAGING PHANTOM; PROCEDURES; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING SYSTEM; STANDARDS;

ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; CALIBRATION; ELECTRONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILM DOSIMETRY; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYSTYRENES; PRINTING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84950976329     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: 1724191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2015.09.013     Document Type: Article

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