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COLLIMATOR, ORTHOVOLTAGE, THERAPEUTIC X-RAY

An X-ray radiation therapy system is a device intended to produce and control X-rays used for radiation therapy. This generic type of device may… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Retrospective IMRT dose reconstruction based on cone-beam CT and MLC log-file.
  • L. Lee, Q. Le, L. Xing
  • International journal of radiation oncology…
  • 2008
    • Corpus ID: 6454339
PURPOSE Head-and-neck (HN) cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) can be exploited to probe the IMRT dose delivered to a patient… Expand
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Properties of unflattened photon beams shaped by a multileaf collimator.
Several studies have shown that removal of the flattening filter from the treatment head of a clinical accelerator increases the… Expand
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Delivery time comparison for intensity-modulated radiation therapy with/without flattening filter: a planning study.
The treatment delivery time of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) with a multileaf collimator (MLC) is generally longer… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Leaf sequencing algorithms for segmented multileaf collimation.
The delivery of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) with a multileaf collimator (MLC) requires the conversion of a… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Clinical implementation of intensity-modulated arc therapy.
PURPOSE Intensity-modulated arc therapy (IMAT) is a method for delivering intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) using… Expand
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Short-course intensity-modulated radiotherapy (70 GY at 2.5 GY per fraction) for localized prostate cancer: preliminary results on late toxicity and quality of life.
PURPOSE To present our preliminary observations on the late toxicity and quality of life (QOL) of patients treated with short… Expand
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Requirements for leaf position accuracy for dynamic multileaf collimation.
Intensity modulated radiation therapy can be achieved by driving the leaves of a multileaf collimator (MLC) across an x-ray… Expand
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The use of adaptive radiation therapy to reduce setup error: a prospective clinical study.
PURPOSE Adaptive Radiation Therapy (ART) is a feedback treatment process that optimizes a patient's treatment according to the… Expand
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
High-dose conformal radiotherapy influenced the pattern of failure but did not improve survival in glioblastoma multiforme.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although glioblastoma multiforme is clearly radiation-resistant, there is evidence of a dose-dependent… Expand
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Portal imaging protocol for radical dose-escalated radiotherapy treatment of prostate cancer.
PURPOSE The use of escalated radiation doses to improve local control in conformal radiotherapy of prostatic cancer is becoming… Expand
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