Biological effect of pulsed dose rate brachytherapy with stepping sources if short half-times of repair are present in tissues

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 877-883

  Fowler, Jack F ^a   Van Limbergen, Erik F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Dose rate; Half time of repair; High dose rate; Pulsed dose rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; TISSUE REPAIR;

EID: 0030938313     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00565-2     Document Type: Article

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