The efficacy and reliability of lung protection during total body irradiation of patients with disseminated malignancies

Neoplasma

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 325-329

  Malicki, J ^a   Skrobala, A ^a   Kosicka, G ^a   Wachowiak, J ^b  

^a Great Poland Cancer Centre   (Poland)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dose accuracy; In vivo dose measurements; Leukemia; TBI

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COBALT THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSEMINATED CANCER; HUMAN; LUNG; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION PROTECTION; RELIABILITY; TECHNIQUE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 23044448842     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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