Design and dosimetric characteristics of a high dose rate remotely afterloaded endocavitary applicator system

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1153-1163

  Meigooni, Ali S ^a,d   Yimin, Zhu ^a   Williamson, Jeffrey F ^a   Myerson, Robert J ^a   Teague, Steven ^c   Löffler, Edgar ^c   Nussbaum, Gilbert H ^a   Klein, Eric E ^a   Kodner, Ira J ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Nucletron BV   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact x ray therapy; Dosimetry; HDR; Monte Carlo; Radiochromic film; Rectal cancer; Remote afterloading system; TLD

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COLLIMATOR; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM CARCINOMA; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0342903107     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)02201-5     Document Type: Article

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