Dosimetric assessment of nonperfectly abutted fields using asymmetric collimators

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-26

  Saw, Cheng B ^a   Hussey, David H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Abutted fields; Asymmetric collimation; Dosimetry; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; DOSIMETRY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 0034125544     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(99)00037-0     Document Type: Article

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