In vivo neutron dosimetry during high-energy bremsstrahlung radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1185-1192

  D'Errico, Francesco ^a   Nath, Ravinder ^a   Silvano, Giovanni ^b   Tana, Luigi ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

High energy medical accelerators; In vivo dosimetry; In phantom dosimetry; Photoneutrons; Superheated drop detectors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREMS RADIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE QUALITY; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0032528223     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00162-X     Document Type: Article

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