Beam profiles in the nonwedged direction for dynamic wedges

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1217-1225

  Lydon, J M ^a   Rykers, K L ^a  

^a E Melbourne Radiat Oncology Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE;

HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0029768815     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/41/7/010     Document Type: Article

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