Dosimetric evaluation of abutted fields using asymmetric collimators for treatment of head and neck

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 821-824

  Saw, Cheng B ^a   Krishna, Komanduri V ^b   Enke, Charles A ^a   Hussey, David H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Asymmetric collimation; Dose nonuniformity; Dosimetry; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; DOSIMETRY; HEAD; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOTHERAPY;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHYSICS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0034212337     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)00491-0     Document Type: Article

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