Guidelines on the implementation of diode in vivo dosimetry programs for photon and electron external beam therapy

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-12

  Alecu, Rodica ^a   Loomis, Tiffany ^a   Alecu, John ^a   Ochran, Tim ^a  

^a TEXAS ONCOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CALIBRATION; DIODE; DOSIMETRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE;

ELECTRONS; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 0033057846     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(98)00045-4     Document Type: Article

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