Clinical application and dosimetric calibration procedure of the superficial and orthovoltage therapy unit Therapax DXT300

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Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 331-337

  Malinverni, Giuseppe ^a   Stasi, Michele ^a   Baiotto, Barbara ^a   Giordana, Carla ^a   Scielzo, Giuseppe ^a   Gabriele, Pietro ^a  

^a MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical indications; Dosimetric calibration; Orthovoltage therapy; Superficial therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CALIBRATION; COLLIMATOR; DOCUMENTATION; DOSIMETRY; MELANOMA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN CANCER; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036658558     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160208800416     Document Type: Article

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