A solution for the treatment of small lesions using electron beams from a saturne linear accelerator with continuous variable trimmers; Dosimetrical aspects

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 99-103

  Venselaar, Jack L M ^a   Bierhuizen, Herman W J ^b  

^a DR BERNARD VERBEETEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Electrons; Small fields

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; IONIZING RADIATION; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SKIN TUMOR; TUMOR VOLUME; X RAY;

ELECTRONS; HUMANS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY;

EID: 0031863382     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(98)00008-9     Document Type: Article

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