TLD for multicentre dose intercomparison in complicated radiotherapy treatments: The field junction in head and neck radiotherapy

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 85, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 357-360

  Kron, T ^a,b   Barnes, K ^a   Bazley, S ^a,b   O'Brien, P ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM FLUORIDE;

COLLIMATOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; PHANTOM; PHOTON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0032809883     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032871     Document Type: Conference Paper

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