Pictorial review: Comparison of portal imaging and megavoltage verification films for conformal pelvic irradiation

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 69, Issue 828, 1996, Pages 1191-1195

  Thompson, V ^a   Bidmead, M ^a   Mubata, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; PELVIS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0030468712     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/0007-1285-69-828-1191     Document Type: Article

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