Dose errors in the near field of an HDR brachytherapy stepping source

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 357-363

  Wong, Tony ^a   Wallace, Steven ^b   Fernando, Wasantha ^b   Schumer, Wendy ^b   Quong, George ^b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; MEDICAL ERRORS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0032909966     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/44/2/005     Document Type: Article

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