The effect of the nasopharyngeal air cavity on x-ray interface doses

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 529-537

  Kan, W K ^a,b   Wu, P M ^c   Leung, H T ^c   Lo, T C ^c   Chung, C W ^c   Kwong, Dora L W ^c   Sham, S T ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Hong Kong Baptist Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; NASOPHARYNX; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; SIMULATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

AIR; BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNX; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY;

EID: 0031929807     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/3/005     Document Type: Article

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