Oncology Research
Studies from Medical College of Wisconsin Provide New Data on Oncology Research
Published in Cancer Weekly, July 5th, 2011
2011 JUL 5 -- New research, "The dosimetric and delivery advantages of a new 160-leaf MLC," is the subject of a report. According to the authors of a study from Milwaukee, United States, "The purpose of this study was to conduct a measurement and treatment planning study on the dosimetric and delivery advantages of a new 160-leaf multileaf collimator (MLC). Recently, a new 160-leaf multileaf collimator (Siemens 160 MLC™) was introduced."
"The 160-MLC is a single focused design that consists of 160-leafs (80 pairs), each 95 mm thick with a projected leaf width of 5 mm at the machine isocenter. Compared to its double focused predecessors, the 82-leaf...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2011-07-05)
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