Dosimetric advantages of enhanced dynamic wedge in small field irradiation for the treatment of macular degeneration

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-26

  Edlund, Teresa ^a   Leavitt, Dennis D ^a   Gibbs Jr , Fredric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose measurements; Dosimeters; Enhanced dynamic wedge; Macular degeneration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VISUAL ACUITY;

HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0033002415     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(98)00047-8     Document Type: Article

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