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Linear accelerators used for IMRT should be designed as small field, high intensity, intermediate energy units

2002; Wiley; Volume: 29; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1118/1.1513164

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Tiru S. Subramanian, John Gibbons, William R. Hendee,

Nuclear Physics and Applications

Medical PhysicsVolume 29, Issue 11 p. 2526-2528 Point/CounterpointFree Access Linear accelerators used for IMRT should be designed as small field, high intensity, intermediate energy units Tiru S. Subramanian, Tiru S. Subramanian North Bay Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fairfield, California 94533Search for more papers by this authorJohn P. Gibbons Jr., John P. Gibbons Jr. Palmetto-Richland Memorial Hospital, Department of Medical Physics, Columbia, South Carolina 29203Search for more papers by this authorWilliam R. Hendee, William R. Hendee ModeratorSearch for more papers by this author Tiru S. Subramanian, Tiru S. Subramanian North Bay Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fairfield, California 94533Search for more papers by this authorJohn P. Gibbons Jr., John P. Gibbons Jr. Palmetto-Richland Memorial Hospital, Department of Medical Physics, Columbia, South Carolina 29203Search for more papers by this authorWilliam R. Hendee, William R. Hendee ModeratorSearch for more papers by this author First published: 22 October 2002 https://doi.org/10.1118/1.1513164Citations: 8AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat REFERENCES 1S. Soderstrom et al., “Aspects of the optimum photon beam energy for radiation therapy,” Acta Oncol. 38, 179–187 (1999). 0284-186X 10.1080/028418699431591 CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 2A. Pirzkall et al., “The effect of beam energy and number of fields on photon-based IMRT for deep-seated targets,” Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol., Phys. 53, 434–442 (2002). 0360-3016 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)02750-5 PubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 3G. Ezzell and S. Chungbin, “The overshoot phenomenon in step-and-shoot IMRT delivery,” J. Appl. Clin. Med. Phys. 2, 138–148 (2001). 1526-9914 10.1120/jacmp.v2i3.2607 CASPubMedGoogle Scholar Citing Literature Volume29, Issue11November 2002Pages 2526-2528 ReferencesRelatedInformation