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Monitor Unit

Known as: MU 
A unit of measure of ionization in a linear accelerator treatment beam within the treatment head.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Volumetric modulated arc therapy: planning and evaluation for prostate cancer cases.
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Verification of monitor unit calculations for non-IMRT clinical radiotherapy: report of AAPM Task Group 114.
The requirement of an independent verification of the monitor units (MU) or time calculated to deliver the prescribed dose to a… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Intensity modulated proton therapy treatment planning using single-field optimization: the impact of monitor unit constraints on plan quality.
PURPOSE To investigate the effect of monitor unit (MU) constraints on the dose distribution created by intensity modulated proton… 
2008
2008
Evaluating the influence of the Siemens IGRT carbon fibre tabletop in head and neck IMRT.
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… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
A monitor unit verification calculation in intensity modulated radiotherapy as a dosimetry quality assurance.
In standard teletherapy, a treatment plan is generated with the aid of a treatment planning system, but it is common to perform… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Monitor unit calculation for an intensity modulated photon field by a simple scatter-summation algorithm.
An important issue in intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is the verification of the monitor unit (MU) calculation of… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Monitor unit settings for intensity modulated beams delivered using a step-and-shoot approach.
Two linear accelerators have been commissioned for delivering IMRT treatments using a step-and-shoot approach. To assess beam… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Theoretical considerations of monitor unit calculations for intensity modulated beam treatment planning.
A treatment planning system to compute intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) treatments using inverse planning was investigated… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
In vivo dosimetry during conformal therapy of prostatic cancer.
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