2006
SU‐FF‐T‐456: What Is the Optimal Source‐To‐Collimator Distance for An Extendible MLC Designed for Energy‐ and Intensity‐Modulated Electron Radiation Therapy of Superficial Tumors
Deng J, Chen Z, Roberts K, Nath R. SU‐FF‐T‐456: What Is the Optimal Source‐To‐Collimator Distance for An Extendible MLC Designed for Energy‐ and Intensity‐Modulated Electron Radiation Therapy of Superficial Tumors. Medical Physics 2006, 33: 2150-2150. DOI: 10.1118/1.2241374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSource-to-collimator distancePhase space filesElectron beamMulti-leaf collimatorMeV electron beamElectron radiation therapyLeaf scatteringSuperficial tumorsBeam penumbraMeV beamPhoton contaminationPatient setupLeaf endsPhoton doseDose calculationElectron radiotherapyBeam inputBeamMeVScatteringIn-airOptimal radiotherapyRadiation therapyPenumbraPatient clearance
2005
TU‐FF‐A2‐03: Effects of CT Calibration On Tissue Inhomogeneity Correction in Radiotherapy
Song H, Chen Z, Ahmad M, Deng J, Fan Y, Nath R. TU‐FF‐A2‐03: Effects of CT Calibration On Tissue Inhomogeneity Correction in Radiotherapy. Medical Physics 2005, 32: 2115-2115. DOI: 10.1118/1.1998474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTissue inhomogeneity correctionsCT calibration curveInhomogeneity correctionCT calibrationDose calculationElectron density relative to waterDetermination of electron densityCT number errorDose calculation errorsGE Light SpeedMV beamRadiation beamLight speedField sizeElectron densityLow-kVNumber errorHigh-kVPhysical thicknessBeamCortical boneCalculationsKVCorrectionDensity of water