Design of a non-docking intraoperative electron beam applicator system

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 80-83

  Kharrati, H ^a   Aletti, P ^b   Guillemin, F ^b  

^a Service de radiotherapie ^*  (France)

^b CENTRE ALEXIS VAUTRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Collimation system; Electron beam; Intraoperative radiotherapy; Linear accelerator

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST ELECTRON THERAPY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ALUMINUM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LASERS; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0027940419     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8140(94)90090-6     Document Type: Article

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