• DocumentCode
    866840
  • Title

    Radiation Therapy Treatment: The Role of Treatment Aids and Accessories

  • Author

    Goer, Donald A.

  • Author_Institution
    Varian Associates, Inc., Palo Alto, California 94303
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1983
  • fDate
    4/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1784
  • Lastpage
    1787
  • Abstract
    The goal of successful Radiotherapy requires that treatment machines deliver a prescribed dose distribution to a prescribed target volume. The use oE specially designed treatment aids and accessories can assist the radiotherapist in achieving this goal. This paper describes some of the recent developments in this area and suggests possible areas for future development efforts.
  • Keywords
    Anatomical structure; Biomedical applications of radiation; Electron beams; Instruments; Linear accelerators; Manufacturing; Medical treatment; Monitoring; Quality assurance; Visualization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1983.4332642
  • Filename
    4332642
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=866840