A dosimetric intercomparison of kilovoltage X-rays, megavoltage photons and electrons in the Republic of Ireland

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-102

  Nisbet, Andrew ^a,c   Thwaites, David I ^a   Sheridan, Martin E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dosimetry intercomparison; Kilovoltage X rays; Megavoltage electrons; Megavoltage photons

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON RADIATION; IRELAND; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; X IRRADIATION;

EID: 0031817859     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(98)00041-3     Document Type: Article

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