The use of TL detectors in dosimetry of systemic radiation therapy

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-196

  Aschan, A Carita ^a,b   Toivonen, Matti J ^c   Lampinen, Juha S ^a,b   Tenhunen, Mikko ^b   Kairemo, Kalevi J A ^b   Korppi Tommola, E Tapani ^b   Jekunen, Antti P ^b   Sipilä, Petri ^c   Savolainen, Sauli E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Finnish Ctr for Radiat/Nucl S   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; KIDNEY; MALE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0032927048     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418699431609     Document Type: Article

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