A new miniature x-ray device for interstitial radiosurgery: Dosimetry

Medical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-62

  Beatty, J ^a   Biggs, P J ^a   Gall, Kenneth ^a   Okunieff, P ^a,c   Pardo, F S ^a   Harte, K J ^b   Dalterio, M J ^b   Sliski, A P ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Photoelectron Corporation   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

dosimetry; low energy x rays; stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TUMORS;

BEAM CURRENTS; CLINICAL TRIAL; EFFECTIVE ENERGY; ISODOSE CONTOURS; ISOTROPIC SOURCES; LOW ENERGY X RAYS; PARALLEL PLATES; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY;

X RAYS;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; DIODE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; INTERSTITIAL RADIATION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOSURGERY; SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; X RAY;

EID: 0030026101     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597791     Document Type: Article

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