Medical Dosimetry
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 46-56 , Spring 2011

A Technique for Stereotactic Radiosurgery Treatment Planning with Helical Tomotherapy

  • Emilie T. Soisson, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
    • Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
    • ,
  • Peter W. Hoban, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • TomoTherapy Inc., Madison, WI
    • ,
  • Thomas Kammeyer, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • TomoTherapy Inc., Madison, WI
    • ,
  • Jeffrey M. Kapatoes, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • TomoTherapy Inc., Madison, WI
    • ,
  • David C. Westerly, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
    • ,
  • Amar Basavatia, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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  • Wolfgang A. Tomé, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
    • Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Wolfgang A. Tomé, Ph.D., Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, K4/B314 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53792

Received 5 June 2009 ,Accepted 24 November 2009.

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PII: S0958-3947(09)00129-0

doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2009.11.003

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 46-56 , Spring 2011

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