Effect of metal reconstruction plates on cobalt-60 dose distribution: A predictive formula and clinical implications

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 725-730

  Melian, Edward ^a   Fatyga, Mirek ^a   Lam, Peter ^a   Steinberg, Mark ^a   Reddy, Sarada P ^a   Petruzzelli, Guy J ^a   Glasgow, Glenn P ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cobalt 60; Dose perturbations; Metal reconstruction plates; Titanium; Vitallium

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COBALT; LEAD; METAL; POLYSTYRENE; STAINLESS STEEL; TIN; TITANIUM; VITALLIUM;

ARTICLE; COBALT THERAPY; FILM DOSIMETER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PHANTOM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION SCATTERING;

BONE PLATES; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RADIOMETRY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SCATTERING, RADIATION; TITANIUM; VITALLIUM;

EID: 0033036361     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00065-6     Document Type: Article

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