The effect of carbon fibre inserts on the build-up and attenuation of high energy photon beams

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 275-277

  De Ost, Bie ^a   Vanregemorter, Jo ^a   Schaeken, Bob ^a   Van Den Weyngaert, Danielle ^a  

^a MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Build up; Carbon fibre; High energy photon beams

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER; COBALT 60;

ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE;

CARBON; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; HUMANS; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY;

EID: 0030786706     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)00118-7     Document Type: Article

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