150-250 MeV electron beams in radiation therapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1781-1805

  DesRosiers, C ^a   Moskvin, V ^a   Bielajew, A F ^b   Papiez, L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

PENUMBRA; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CALCULATION; ELECTRON BEAM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOTHERAPY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033931679     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/7/306     Document Type: Article

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