An audit of radiotherapy patient doses measured with in vivo semiconductor detectors

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 70, Issue APR., 1997, Pages 399-408

  Adeyemi, A ^a   Lord, J ^a  

^a Battle Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; BREAST; DOSIMETRY; ERROR; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PELVIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; SEMICONDUCTOR; THORAX;

EID: 0030973601     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.70.832.9166077     Document Type: Article

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