Verification of the super-omni wedge concept

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2447-2455

  Dai, J ^a   Zhu, Y ^a   Wu, X ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; DOSIMETRY; OPTIMIZATION;

WEDGE ANGLES;

MEDICINE;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOTHERAPY; RELIABILITY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0034828027     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/46/9/313     Document Type: Article

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