Comparison of measured and calculated peripheral doses in patients undergoing radiation therapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 265-270

  Van der Giessen, Piet Hein ^a   Bierhuizen, Herman W J ^a  

^a DR BERNARD VERBEETEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

gonadal dose; peripheral dose; radiation therapy; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONAD DOSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0030932059     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(96)01885-3     Document Type: Article

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