Design and dosimetry characteristics of a soft-docking system for intraoperative radiation therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 527-533

  Björk, Peter ^a   Knöös, Tommy ^a   Nilsson, Per ^a   Larsson, Kurt ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Applicator system; Electron dosimetry; Intraoperative radiation therapy; Linear accelerator; Radiation leakage

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; NONHUMAN; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION SCATTERING;

EID: 0343183074     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)00456-9     Document Type: Article

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