Three-dimensional distribution of radiation within the breast: An intercomparison of departments participating in the START trial of breast radiotherapy fractionation

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 271-279

  Venables, Karen ^a   Winfield, Elizabeth A ^a   Aird, Edwin G A ^a   Hoskin, Peter J ^a  

^a MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropomorphic phantom; Breast dosimetry; Radiotherapy treatment planning algorithms

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; IONIZATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE;

ISODOSE DISTRIBUTIONS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

WATER;

ARTICLE; BREAST; CALCULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; STANDARDIZATION;

BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0037216435     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)03808-7     Document Type: Article

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