Dosimetry studies with TLDs for stereotactic radiation techniques for intraocular tumours

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2137-2145

  Ertl, A ^a   Zehetmayer, M ^b   Schoggl A ^a   Kindl, P ^c   Hartl, R ^d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^d TU WIEN   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

BIOPHYSICS; EYE NEOPLASMS; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY;

EID: 0030731992     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/42/11/009     Document Type: Article

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