Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 135-143 , July 2011

Assessment of computerized treatment planning system accuracy in calculating wedge factors of physical wedged fields for 6 MV photon beams

  • Wazir Muhammad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 (10) 3901 4141; fax: +82 (53) 950 7355.
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  • Muhammad Maqbool

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ball State University, Muncie IN 47306, USA
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  • Muhammad Shahid

      Affiliations

    • Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan
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  • Amjad Hussain

      Affiliations

    • TBCC, Department of Medical Physics, 1331 – 29 Street, NW Calgary, AB T2N 4N2, Canada
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  • Sajjad Tahir

      Affiliations

    • Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan
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  • Matiullah

      Affiliations

    • Physics Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH) Islamabad, Pakistan
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  • Gul Rooh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan
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  • Tanveer Ahmad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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  • Sang Hoon Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea

Received 6 September 2009 ,Revised 10 May 2010 ,Accepted 25 June 2010.

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PII: S1120-1797(10)00041-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2010.06.003

Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 135-143 , July 2011

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