Estimation of the radiation dose delivered to any point outside the target volume per patient treated with external beam radiotherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 269-271

  Diallo, I ^a   Lamon, A ^a   Shamsaldin, A ^a   Grimaud, E ^a,b   De Vathaire, F ^a   Chavaudra, J ^a  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^b G MED   (France)

Author keywords

Organ dose; Radiation protection; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 0029944581     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8140(96)01713-6     Document Type: Article

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