Monte Carlo simulations to replace film dosimetry in IMRT verification
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Monte Carlo simulations to replace film dosimetry in IMRT verification.
Patient-specific verification of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) plans can be done by dosimetric measurements or by independent dose or monitor unit calculations. The aim of this study was the clinical evaluation of IMRT verification based on a fast Monte Carlo (MC) program with regard to possible benefits compared to commonly used film dosimetry. 25 head-and-neck IMRT plans were r...
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عنوان ژورنال: Zeitschrift für Medizinische Physik
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0939-3889
DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2010.05.002