A novel approach of dose mapping using a humanoid breast phantom in radiotherapy

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 75, Issue 898, 2002, Pages 812-818

  Banjade, D P ^a,c   Ng, B S ^b   Zakir, M ^b   Tajuddin, A A ^a   Shukri, A ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b Pantai Medical Centre   (Malaysia)

^c BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; PHANTOM; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SIMULATOR; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; TREATMENT PLANNING; VARIANCE; X RAY FILM;

EID: 0036773880     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.75.898.750812     Document Type: Article

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