Accuracy of field alignment in abdominal radiation therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 779-783

  Kortmann, R D ^a   Hess, C F ^a   Meisner, C ^b   Schmidberger, H ^a   Bamberg, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Patient positioning; Quality assurance; Radiation therapy; Seminoma; Verification films

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOTHERAPY; ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SEMINOMA; SIMULATION;

EID: 0030200382     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(96)00152-6     Document Type: Article

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