Effect of beam blocking on linac head scatter factors

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 465-468

  Yu, Ming K ^a   Sloboda, Ron S ^a  

^a CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blocked field; Head scatter; Multileaf collimator

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; COLLIMATOR; GEOMETRY; HEAD; JAW; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIATION SHIELD;

EID: 0030936245     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00495-6     Document Type: Article

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