Correlation of 3D-planned and measured dosimetry of photon and electron craniospinal radiation in a pediatric anthropomorphic phantom

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 111-116

  Hood, Claire ^a,b   Kron, Tomas ^b,c   Hamilton, Chris ^a,b   Callan, Scott ^a,b   Howlett, Steve ^a,b   Alvaro, Frank ^d   Back, Michael ^e  

^a NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c LONDON REGIONAL CANCER PROGRAM   (Canada)

^d JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Cancer Institute   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Craniospinal; Dosimetry; Electron beam; Medulloblastoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTIFACTS; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PHOTONS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 27144464119     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2005.06.035     Document Type: Article

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