Dose due to scattered radiation in external radiotherapy: A prostate cancer case history

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-32

  Cigna, Arrigo A ^a   Nassisi, D ^b   Masenga, D ^b   Roffo, R ^b   Rotta, P ^b  

^a Division of Radiotherapy ^*  (Italy)

^b ASL 19   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN;

ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CASE REPORT; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETER; DYSURIA; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; PHOTON; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RECTUM DISEASE; URETHRITIS; URINARY URGENCY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTONS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 0842346727     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch009     Document Type: Article

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