Lying-on position of total skin electron therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 521-528

  Wu, Jia Ming ^a   Leung, Stephen Wan ^a   Wang, Chong Jong ^a   Chui, Chen Shou ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lying on position; Skin malignancy; Total Skin Electron Therapy (TSET)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRON BEAM; HUMAN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RECUMBENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN CANCER; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ELECTRONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUPINE POSITION; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 0030760071     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00141-7     Document Type: Article

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