Electron contamination from the lead cutout used in kilovoltage radiotherapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-8

  Lee, Chi Hang Michael ^a   Chan, Kwok Kwan David ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON; FILTER; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIOTHERAPY; X RAY;

ELECTRONS; FILTRATION; LEAD; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; X-RAY THERAPY;

EID: 0033979869     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/1/301     Document Type: Article

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