Reducing the number of monitor units in multileaf collimator field segmentation
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Reducing the number of monitor units in multileaf collimator field segmentation.
Multileaf collimators (MLCs) are the prevailing tool for the realization of radiation fields in intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). One step in the treatment planning is to determine a set of leaf positions realizing a certain intensity modulated radiation field. In this paper we suggest two extensions in the use of the MLC that lead to considerable savings in terms of monitor units, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physics in Medicine and Biology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0031-9155,1361-6560
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/6/008