Quantifying IOHDR brachytherapy underdosage resulting from an incomplete scatter environment

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1582-1586

  Raina, Sanjay ^a   Avadhani, Jaiteerth S ^a   Oh, Moonseong ^a   Malhotra, Harish K ^a   Jaggernauth, Wainwright ^a   Kuettel, Michael R ^a   Podgorsak, Matthew B ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Backscatter; Brachytherapy; Intraoperative high dose rate (IOHDR) brachytherapy; Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT)

Indexed keywords

DRUG DOSAGE; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; IRRADIATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; TISSUE;

DOSIMETRIC ERRORS; INTRAOPERATIVE HIGH-DOSE-RATE BRACHYTHERAPY (IOHDR); IONIZATION MEASUREMENTS; SURFACE AREAS;

TUMORS;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTRAOPERATIVE HIGH DOSE RATE BRACHYTHERAPY; IONIZATION; LINEAR SYSTEM; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 16344388628     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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