Total body irradiation with an arc and a gravity-oriented compensator

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1191-1195

  Chui, Chen Shou ^a   Fontenla, Doracy P ^b   Mullokandov, Edward ^b   Kapulsky, Alex ^b   Lo, Yeh Chi ^a   Lo, Ching Jung ^c  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Mem Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ^*

Author keywords

Arc; Compensator; Total body irradiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOTHERAPY; TECHNIQUE; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; LUNG; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 0030666927     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00498-7     Document Type: Article

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