In vivo dosimetry of scattered radiation during breast cancer treatment;Studio dosimetrico in vivo della radiazione diffusa durante il trattamento del carcinoma mammario

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 122-125

  Portaluri, Maurizio ^a   Maiorana, Alberto ^a   Corsa, Pietro ^a   Fusco, Vincenzo ^a   Lauriola, Pietro ^a   Parisi, Salvatore ^a   Raguso, Arcangela ^a   Sanzo, Albarosa ^b   Giacco, Giancarlo ^a  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Osp Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza ^*

Author keywords

Breast cancer, irradiation; Breast, cancer; Radiotherapy, thermoluminescent dosimeters

Indexed keywords

COBALT;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; OVARY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; THYROID GLAND;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARY; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIOISOTOPE TELETHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SCATTERING, RADIATION; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0029685766     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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