Increase of surface dose using wound dressings during percutaneous radiotherapy with photons and electrons

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-184

  Thilmann, C ^a   Adamietz, I A ^a   Mose, S ^a   Saran, F ^a   Ramm, U ^a   Bottcher H D ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Skin dose; Wound dressing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON RADIATION; LIGHT; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; SKIN INJURY; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0030220367     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8140(96)01769-0     Document Type: Article

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