Aspects on the optimal photon beam energy for radiation therapy

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-187

  Söderström, Svante ^a   Eklöf, Anders ^b   Brahme, Anders ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HEAD TUMOR; NECK TUMOR; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0032906964     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418699431591     Document Type: Article

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