Measurement of the peripheral doses for linac stereotactic radiotherapy

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 247-252

  Majali, M ^a   Novotny, Josef ^b   Novotny Jr , J ^b  

^a Jordan Atomic Energy Commission   (Jordan)

^b NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION SCATTERING; STEREOTAXIS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 0348219129     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006356     Document Type: Article

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