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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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2008
2008
Retrospective IMRT dose reconstruction based on cone-beam CT and MLC log-file.
PURPOSE Head-and-neck (HN) cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) can be exploited to probe the IMRT dose delivered to a patient… Expand
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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
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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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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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2002
2002
Long-term Symptoms after External Beam Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer with Three or Four Fields
The aim of this study was to investigate whether external beam radiation treatment with three or four fields affects the risk of… Expand
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2001
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
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2000
2000
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
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2000
2000
Stereotactic conformal radiotherapy for pituitary adenomas: technique and preliminary experience.
OBJECTIVE Stereotactic conformal radiotherapy (SCRT) is a high precision technique of fractionated radiotherapy which ensures… Expand
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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
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1994
1994
The cardiofocal collimator: a variable-focus collimator for cardiac SPECT.
Investigators in nuclear medicine have long been in search of a practical method to increase the number of detected events in… Expand
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