Applications of the italian protocol for the calibration of brachytherapy sources

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1661-1669

  Piermattei, A ^a   Azario, L ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; IRIDIUM 192; YTTERBIUM;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; HEALTH PHYSICS; HUMANS; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ITALY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SOCIETIES; YTTERBIUM;

EID: 0030874351     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/42/8/014     Document Type: Article

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