A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING

• Main Authors: WICKERHAUSER, M., VICTOR, DEASY, JOSEPH, O
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 23.05.2002
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ELECTROTHERAPY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY

A computationally efficient and accurate procedure for calculating radiation dose distributions within a volume of interest in a patient incorporating variations in patient density and source particle energy, position, direction, and type. The procedure iteratively simulates energy depositions from...