Radiation dose perturbation at tissue-titanium dental interfaces in head and neck cancer patients

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 475-480

  Niroomand Rad, Azam ^a   Razavi, Ramin ^a   Thobejane, Senti ^a   Harter, K William ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Backscatter; Dose perturbation; Head and neck cancer; Hydroxylapatite coating; Oral cavity; Titanium interface dosimetry

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOCHROMATOGRAPHY; TOOTH IMPLANTATION;

EID: 0030054267     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)02095-0     Document Type: Article

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