Dose volume assessment of high dose rate 192IR endobronchial implants

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 917-922

  Saw, Cheng B ^a,c   Korb, Leroy J ^a   Pawlicki, Todd ^a   Wu, Andrew ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Dosimetry; Radiation therapy; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRACHYTHERAPY; BRONCHI; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0029917883     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)02121-3     Document Type: Article

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