Dosimetric analysis and clinical implementation of 6 MV X-ray radiosurgery beam

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 127-133

  Prasad, S Guru ^a   Parthasaradhi, K ^a   Des Rosiers, Colleen ^a   Bloomer, William D ^a   Lacombe, Michael A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Malignant neoplasm; Output factors; Tissue maximum ratios

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN LYMPHOMA; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOSURGERY; X RAY;

EID: 0030840984     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(97)00010-1     Document Type: Article

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