Dosimetric characteristics of a low-kV intra-operative x-ray source: Implications for use in a clinical trial for treatment of low-risk breast cancer

Medical Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2424-2431

  Ebert, M A ^a,b   Carruthers, B ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b urtin University of Technology ^*

^c urtin University of Technology   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Intra operative radiotherapy; Intrabeam

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE; X RAYS;

DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; INTRA-OPERATIVE; INTRABEAM; MONTE CARLO MODEL; MULTI-CENTER CLINICAL TRIALS; PRIMARY X-RAY BEAMS; SPECTRAL VARIATION; SPHERICAL SIMULATION;

DOSIMETRY;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RELIABILITY; RIB FRACTURE; SIMULATION; X RAY;

EID: 0141631862     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1595611     Document Type: Article

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