Stability of a mobile electron linear accelerator system for intraoperative radiation therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3128-3131

  Beddar, A Sam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOTHERAPY;

DEPTH DOSE; ELECTRON LINEAR ACCELERATOR; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIATION THERAPIES; LONG TERM STABILITY; POTENTIAL USERS; SHORT TERM STABILITY;

SYSTEM STABILITY;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 27244434068     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2044432     Document Type: Article

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