Effect of hip prostheses on radiotherapy dose

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 290-295

  Carolan, Martin ^a   Dao, Phuong ^a   Fox, Chris ^a   Metcalfe, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Illawarra Cancer Care Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gafchromic film; Hip; Prosthesis; Radiation therapy; Thermoluminescent dosimeter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; VITALLIUM;

EID: 0033836680     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2000.00816.x     Document Type: Article

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