Feasible measurement errors when undertaking in vivo dosimetry during external beam radiotherapy of the breast

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-48

  Herbert, Clare E ^a   Ebert, Martin A ^b   Joseph, David J ^b  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Breast; In vivo dosimetry; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BODY BUILD; BODY REGIONS; BREAST DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE; DOSIMETRY; ERROR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD;

EID: 0037363254     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(02)00241-8     Document Type: Article

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