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Report of the AAPM Task Group No. 105: Issues associated with clinical implementation of Monte Carloâ based photon and electron external beam treatment planning
dc.contributor.authorChetty, Indrin J.
dc.contributor.authorCurran, Bruce
dc.contributor.authorCygler, Joanna E.
dc.contributor.authorDeMarco, John J.
dc.contributor.authorEzzell, Gary
dc.contributor.authorFaddegon, Bruce A.
dc.contributor.authorKawrakow, Iwan
dc.contributor.authorKeall, Paul J.
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Helen
dc.contributor.authorMa, C.‐m. Charlie
dc.contributor.authorRogers, D. W. O.
dc.contributor.authorSeuntjens, Jan
dc.contributor.authorSheikh‐bagheri, Daryoush
dc.contributor.authorSiebers, Jeffrey V.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-06T20:47:23Z
dc.date.available2017-01-06T20:47:23Z
dc.date.issued2007-12
dc.identifier.citationChetty, Indrin J.; Curran, Bruce; Cygler, Joanna E.; DeMarco, John J.; Ezzell, Gary; Faddegon, Bruce A.; Kawrakow, Iwan; Keall, Paul J.; Liu, Helen; Ma, C.‐m. Charlie ; Rogers, D. W. O.; Seuntjens, Jan; Sheikh‐bagheri, Daryoush ; Siebers, Jeffrey V. (2007). "Report of the AAPM Task Group No. 105: Issues associated with clinical implementation of Monte Carloâ based photon and electron external beam treatment planning." Medical Physics 34(12): 4818-4853.
dc.identifier.issn0094-2405
dc.identifier.issn2473-4209
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/134887
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.publisherAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine
dc.subject.otherTissues
dc.subject.otherMonte Carlo methods
dc.subject.otherTreatment strategy
dc.subject.otherDosimetry/exposure assessment
dc.subject.otherDosimetry/exposure assessment
dc.subject.otherbiological tissues
dc.subject.otherdosimetry
dc.subject.otherMonte Carlo methods
dc.subject.otherradiation therapy
dc.subject.otherMonte Carlo dose calculation
dc.subject.otherclinical treatment planning
dc.subject.otherexperimental verification
dc.subject.otherMonte Carlo methods
dc.subject.otherDosimetry
dc.subject.otherPhotons
dc.subject.otherMedical treatment planning
dc.subject.otherMultileaf collimators
dc.subject.otherElectron beams
dc.subject.otherRadiation therapy
dc.subject.otherIntensity modulated radiation therapy
dc.subject.otherLungs
dc.titleReport of the AAPM Task Group No. 105: Issues associated with clinical implementation of Monte Carloâ based photon and electron external beam treatment planning
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollow
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelMedicine (General)
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 andUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska68198â 7521
dc.contributor.affiliationotherMayo Clinic Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona 85259
dc.contributor.affiliationotherUniversity of California, Los Angeles, Callifornia90095
dc.contributor.affiliationotherOttawa Hospital Regional Cancer Center, Ottawa, Ontario K1H1C4, Canada
dc.contributor.affiliationotherThe Regional Cancer Center, Erie, Pennsylvania 16505
dc.contributor.affiliationotherFox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania19111
dc.contributor.affiliationotherCarleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
dc.contributor.affiliationotherVirginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia23298
dc.contributor.affiliationotherUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030
dc.contributor.affiliationotherStanford University Cancer Center, Stanford, California94305â 5847
dc.contributor.affiliationotherNational Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A0R6, Canada
dc.contributor.affiliationotherMcGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4, Canada
dc.contributor.affiliationotherUniversity of California, San Francisco, California94143
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/134887/1/mp5842.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1118/1.2795842
dc.identifier.sourceMedical Physics
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