The use of compensators to optimise the three dimensional dose distribution in radiotherapy of the intact breast

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 291-299

  Carruthers, L J ^a   Redpath, A T ^a   Kunkler, I H ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Compensators; Dose calculation; Optimisation; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032891939     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(98)00141-8     Document Type: Article

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